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FG42 #152 - Bastogne War Museum

Guillaume d'Orange

Guillaume d'Orange

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I visited this museum last year and forgot to post about the example of FG42 there.

According to the list in the 2007 edition of "Death from Above" (created by Kenneth Keilholz), it is one of the earliest Type 1/Type E owned by a museum (#2 or #3, the earliest recorded is the one in New Zealand).

I wrote to the museum and expecting an answer.

I took the following picture when I was there : it has the extended triggerguard and no notch for the grenade launcher.
It has no bayonet.

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This museum was awesome. I was just there last year but sadly didn’t take too many pictures.

I also went to the military museum in Brussels and again didn’t take too many pictures but they had an extensive collection of small arms and vehicles. I would imagine they also have an FG42 - may want to call/ check there too.
 
Excellent museum, haven’t been since 2015 when we made the relatively short drive from Ramstein over to Bastogne. I also remember the town being very nice as well
 
Tjv said:
This museum was awesome. I was just there last year but sadly didn’t take too many pictures.

I also went to the military museum in Brussels and again didn’t take too many pictures but they had an extensive collection of small arms and vehicles. I would imagine they also have an FG42 - may want to call/ check there too.
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Yes, the ones in Brussels are posted here:
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FG42 #1151 and #1799 (Type 1/Type E), #3176, #3209 and #3214 (Type 2) at War Heritage Institute in Brussels

Pics were taken by mister van de Poele at the Musée de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire in Brussels (thanks to him). What's interesting is the serial number just above the trigger on the 2 type I : it also appears on #190, #1295 or #1864. Also worth noting on #3209, the small "fzs" stamp on the...
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I only miss pics of the one on display (they are working on it, it is #862 or something).
 
Guillaume d'Orange said:
It was good, but I enjoyed the private museum of the 101st Airborne even better.
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Isn't that the one that has all of the GI modified items? I remember a video on YouTube showing some GI engraved items like names or towns on rifles stocks on a M1903a4. (Makes me wonder what government arsenal personnel doing rebuilds on rifles seen and just went "DANG! That's interesting" but still has to toss the stocks or sand the markings away during refurbishment)
 
Jdt said:
Isn't that the one that has all of the GI modified items? I remember a video on YouTube showing some GI engraved items like names or towns on rifles stocks on a M1903a4. (Makes me wonder what government arsenal personnel doing rebuilds on rifles seen and just went "DANG! That's interesting" but still has to toss the stocks or sand the markings away during refurbishment)
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There are several videos on YouTube. The museum is packed with items. The « basement bombing experience » was quite realistic.
 
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Guillaume d'Orange said:
There are several videos on YouTube. The museum is packed with items. The « basement bombing experience » was quite realistic.
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Woah, that would be interesting to experience. Reminds me of the Titanic museum in Silver Dollar City, Missouri where to experience how cold the water was you stuck your finger a very cold salt water bowl that was at the temperature the survivors woulda been in. I think I need to plan a trip to Europe with my vacation time next year.
 
I received the following pics from the museum. They confirm it is #152 and it does not have the grenade launcher notches.. Unfortunately, the rifle has been seriously altered by rust. It may have been dug up and "restored" (the handguard does not look original to me, holes are way too big).

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