The Rheinmetall FG 42 Type II (Late) Ser. 49846 is a Rifle first produced in 1944. It carries a scarcity score of 100/100 based on tracked survey data, with 10 active listings currently on the secondary market and a global benchmark price of $224,717.
This FG 42 Type II, representing the later refined production variant, marks an evolution of Germany's pioneering paratrooper rifle developed specifically for Luftwaffe airborne forces, incorporating manufacturing simplifications and design refinements over the earlier Type I configuration as wartime production pressures mounted. Its influential gas-operated design and inline stock configuration would go on to inspire postwar rifle designs including the American M60 machine gun.