Author: Guus de Vries
Publisher: Casemate Publishing, Jun 2011
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 90-78521-05-8
Synopsis
This is Vol. VIII in the Propaganda Photo Series, a unique series of books on German small arms of WWII. This book gives a detailed description of the origin & history of the enigmatic Fallschirmj?gergewehr (paratrooper's rifle), Germany's most famous, but also most mysterious small arm of WWII. 220 illus.; 9x9 inches, 152 pgs.
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The FG42 Fallschirmj?gergewehr is Vol. VIII in the Propaganda Photo Series, a unique series of books on German small arms of World War II. This book gives a detailed description of the origin & history of the enigmatic Fallschirmj?gergewehr (paratrooper's rifle), Germany's most famous, but also most mysterious small arm of World War II. Although only some thousands were produced, many postwar designs were influenced by the FG42, which greatly attributed to its reputation.
This book also describes & depicts its accessories, codes & markings, & the concurrents. As with the other volumes of this series, The FG42 Fallschirmj?gergewehr features a unique selection of original German World War II propaganda photos, most of them never published before, depicting the Fallschirmj?gergewehr in use.
