tricky9914 Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 I don't know if I am allowed to post links or not, but there is a Type I FG42 listed on Gunbroker right now with a starting bid of $250,000 (no bids). I don't think I have ever seen one out in the wild. The price is probably not unreasonable considering Type II's go for about the same. Anyways, though I'd point it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 https://www.gunbroker.com/item/886593358 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 $250,000 and 1 pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 If you look at who is selling it, you can get any information youd request and then some. Sometimes its easier to post one or two pics to give overalls and then have a buyer ask for the specifics theyd want to see. Besides at $250k youd damn sure be asking more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 When you get up into highly collectible guns all you need is one pic. There's plenty of other documentation about the gun available and this gun will not sell on gunbroker, the buyer will be calling Bob directly and purchasing it. The auction is a cheap way of getting the word out and nothing more. Looks like some consignment items?More pics would do what? Allow you to compare and contrast with the 8 others for sale to make the best buying decision? It doesn't work that way, even though there are quite a number of these in the registry, they don't generally sell publicly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Right, this is cheap, effective advertising. The purchase deal will happen in person or over the phone. You'll know this happened when there's an "ended" banner over that single photo. If I was a purchaser, I'd call the seller, jump on a plane today, have a look, and bring money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG08 Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 The last FG I saw for sale was at RIA a few years ago - I know the seller of that one - he is on these boards, maybe he will comment . I seem to remember that one sold for like $350k, so this one is a steal ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inertord Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 Guys buying a Mac 10 want 67 photos, guys buying a 250k MG buy a plane ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxfaxdude Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) According to Espeholt, 2000+ of this variant made, 89 surviving samples are known. Probably 1/2 or more are in museums. Ken Keilholtz has 13+ of multiple variants in the USA. Gun will be sold privately off Gunbroker. Gunbroker = free advertising. OOW is well known and trusted. My estimate is that it gets sold for around $200K. Urban Armory has had the 2nd variant up for sale for $295K for quite awhile. Edited December 10, 2020 by maxfaxdude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Militaria CII Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) The count of "E" type or first model production FGs that are in the US in private hands, thus registered, is 26, with 3 in museums that may or may not be registered. This is according to Keilholz's archive in the 2nd edition of "Death From Above". The number quoted above, 89, is also about correct for the number of registered 2nd production model, the 'G' type, in the US.During 2016 I reactivated a "G" type FG for a customer and also an "E" type FG for another customer in 2018, both of which are listed in the archive. I also have a "G" type example in my collection.While there will be more "E" type FGs which have not been included in the archive of known examples, a mere 26 in the NFRTR is a very small number in my view. For comparison, I have an MG which I've verified as the only example in the NFRTR and two others I've verified as there being only two of each in the registry. So 26 examples in the NFRTR is definitely slim especially for such a noteworthy MG. FWIW Edited December 11, 2020 by Black River Militaria CII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxfaxdude Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 Gun is no longer listed for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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