The Rheinmetall FG 42 Type II (Late) is a WW2 first produced in 1942. It carries a scarcity score of 98/100 based on tracked survey data, with 1 active listing currently on the secondary market and a global benchmark price of $355,689.
This FG 42 Type II reflects Rheinmetall's wartime simplification of the original select-fire paratrooper rifle design, replacing the Type I's distinctive straight-line stock and side-mounted magazine with a more conventional angled stock and vertical magazine to speed production under increasing German wartime manufacturing pressure. The FG 42 combined automatic fire capability with a full-power 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge for German Fallschirmjäger units.
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