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Doubs · 07-25-2003, 07:16 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by tacfoley:
MG42, now called MG3A1 tac<hr /></blockquote>About 1989 my oldest son, 325 AIR, 82nd Abn Div., took part in a "Paratrooper Convention" in Germany. Among the things they did was qualify on the German issue rifle (G3?), P-1 pistol and MG3 machine gun. It was interesting to learn that the MG3 he fired still had the WW2 Nazi manufacturer's markings on the receiver. The markings were x'd out but could still be easily read according to what he told me. I've since wondered where they came up with the old receivers as in 1959 they had to borrow an MG-42 from the US Army Museum (West Point or Aberdeen Proving Grounds) and reverse engineer it in order to produce the MG3. I believe it was first designated the MG-42/59 but I'm not 100% positive about that.

07-25-2003, 07:16 PM	#9
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 828 Thanked 1,792 Times in 591 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by tacfoley: <strong>MG42, now called MG3A1 tac</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">About 1989 my oldest son, 325 AIR, 82nd Abn Div., took part in a "Paratrooper Convention" in Germany. Among the things they did was qualify on the German issue rifle (G3?), P-1 pistol and MG3 machine gun. It was interesting to learn that the MG3 he fired still had the WW2 Nazi manufacturer's markings on the receiver. The markings were x'd out but could still be easily read according to what he told me. I've since wondered where they came up with the old receivers as in 1959 they had to borrow an MG-42 from the US Army Museum (West Point or Aberdeen Proving Grounds) and reverse engineer it in order to produce the MG3. I believe it was first designated the MG-42/59 but I'm not 100% positive about that.