@@rednecksniper4715 they are similar but not identical, the FG was designed and manufactured in 1940-41, the ZFK55 was designed after the ww2 k31, the 55 being produced in the 50s, it was actually the Swiss who stole the similar design, but I think it’s more than likely a case of “parallel thinking or multiple discovery” as the dates are so close together, when weapon manufacturing was truly at the height of the new age in innovation. (I’m a nerd you can’t pull the wool over my eyes)
@@mihir1700ain't no paratrooper military issue rifle in NINETEEN FORTIES NAZI GERMANY would cost anywhere near that much. TWENTY THOUSAND dollars was money that they most certain allocated to things such an fuel or ammunition for their fleet of vehicles. TWENTY THOUSAND IN THE FORTIES is such an obsurdly unintelligent guess for a price at that time. Also what's my guess? I don't know man but it ain't that's
@@travisbryan663 The FG 42 had several design faults: its complex yet ineffective muzzle brake failed to eliminate flash, the bipod proved too fragile for sustained firing, and the lightweight barrel quickly overheated during continuous use. Was it a terrible weapon? No, I don’t think so. But its over-complicated design paired with its low production (~7000 or less were made) makes it hard to determine its combat effectiveness. Like the panzers, too little were made, it had an over-complicated design (like literally anything made by Germany during the war) and suffered from the aforementioned design flaws making it unreliable as a mass produced and mass issued weapon.
@@noahsenz854 German industry got totally wrecked by allied bombing starting in 1942, and were on the back foot in the east from 1943, so they didn't have the time or resources to improve on those flaws.
@@fidjeenjanrjsnsfh It wasn't meant to replace all those things, it was meant to do all of them pretty well for german para troopers. It was flexible enough to do any of those roles, area denial, suppression fire, designated marksman, rifleman, submachine gunner. Does all that with one platform, pretty well, you cant tell me you'd rather have a kar 98 or mp 40 😂😂😂
@@TheRealRusDaddy I know of only two , the Stg 52 and the M-60. Comment said "so many designs took inspiration from this this gun" Two is not "so many” Do you know of others?
@@guaporeturns9472 AR-10 is a direct descendent. Also EM-2 (EM-1 I think as well). Well, for that matter probably dozens of post-war experimental firearms. It's tough indexing with things like this, though. There was a huge push to downplay just how much in every field was pulled directly from the Germans mixed with people just stealing their intellectual property without sourcing it (Stoner however was open about the AR-10). For instance the first Soviet MiG fighter jet was basically a direct copy of the German jet that was slated to replace the Me-262. I'm only bringing that up to point out that you have to use your brain, common sense, and hard facts in some cases. Most battle/assault rifles post-WWII took very heavy influence from the FG42 and/or the STG44. It gets tough, though. For instance it was widely accepted for years that what any man could see plain as day (that the AK was derived from the STG44) was true. Today however our Western academia takes the Soviet position in it's entire. Which, like so many other things (they made the same claim when they copied the B-29 lol) is that they did it all themselves by virtue of their utter lack of creativity and strangulation of skilled labor and intellectuals. The AK is product-improved (everyone knew the STG44 needed a wood hand guard) with the bolt swapped out. A few other minor differences but the gas piston looks incredibly similar, stamped construction (cutting edge at the time), practically the same sight layout & similar design, I mean the inventor of the STG44 was even held at the same place where the AK was designed. I've probably gone well past your interest in the subject but hopefully that helps illustrate both some lineages to follow and why follow-up work or searching out more honest (Western) period sources is so necessary.
@@gratefulguy4130 You aren’t telling me anything I didn’t already know there hero. I stand by what I say , but by all means keep typing , that’s obviously what makes you feel good about yourself 👍🏻
Isn’t that to be expected? One is a leading expert on an extremely niche genre of science/history, and the other is a world class athlete. There are plenty of SEALs that look like nerds, anyways.
Battlefield: secret weapons of 1942 was the first place I saw this beast. It was a one hitter quitter on infantry and the grenade attachment was fantastic for jeeps and lightly armored vehicles. Being a soldier of the "AXIS forces from Germany"with a jet pack and one of these was one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had 😅
Yes and no, inside 300 yards its more powerful than a 7.62x63 or 30-06. Outside 300 the 7.92x57(Mauser) has very fast drop off as it bleeds velocity through those first 300 yards. 13 inches drop at 300 then -30 at 400. Where with a 30-06 you’re still making a 16 inch drop at 400, -35 at 500.
@@MortallyConfused Oh really? I've thought it was pretty on par with 30-06 (never shot 8mm mauser but assumed it was since they seem pretty similar ballistically out the muzzle). Why does it lose velocity so much quicker? Is it just the ballistic coefficient? Maybe that's why you didn't see any new 7.92 bullets after WW2 but they're still coming out with new 7.62 to this day.
I really never realized these were meant to be shouldered. I always mixed them up with the MG42 and thought they were general purpose machine guns, belt fed and uses with a bipod or in a fixed position. Beautiful firearm
We tried to make a belt fed version after the war since we still didn't have a light machine gun. Wound up going back to an updated Maxim instead after the M-60 (which does have the same bolt).
@@treefer6 I kinda agree, there haven't been any real new developments in decades. Until we get portable railguns or something like that, I guess we're stuck with 60-70 year old tech, with some lightweight materials and fancy scopes.
@patta8388 totally agree. But I love me a first gen Ar-10 with the Tupperware furniture and standard irons. I truly would love if we could get exact reproductions of rifles like the jungle carbine chambered in .308 instead of the British cartridge or even a new grease gun. The old tech was iust too good man. Simple engineering meant to do it's job can't ask for much more
Привет из России , ППС 43 и Т 34 были лютьше , дешевле , быстрее. Про АК-47 вообще изображено на гербах некоторых стран. Германское оружие дорогое и не долговечно , поэтому коллекционируют .
@@CatnamedMittens I know. Buffer tube and spring inside the stock and a fixed telescoping barrel with an additional spring buffer. Was more so referring to other less well designed weapons that used the same ammo. Bolt action rifles in 8mm Mauser kick pretty hard too
Had a chance once to put half a mag through a transferrable full auto. Probably one of the most controllable full auto rifles out there, even given the age.
I wanted one since I was 6 watching my day play return to castle wolfenstein. Obviously I'll never own an original or any kind of full auto. But I do have a semiautomatic type 2 in 8mm and it's my holy grail.
They legit called the gun a fall trooper gun/ paratrooper gun, all that fancy engineering and simple straight to the point name lol I love it! Tho the US does the same thing sometimes.
