Need info on bipod varients

Post by **DARIVS ARCHITECTVS** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:13 am

Hello everyone,
Most everyone has seen the MG-42 bipods with the fluted adjustment screw for the bipod width underneath. Below are two bipods I have. THe first is from a parts kit from IO from 1944. You can see that the first bipod has a knurled adjustment screw and the rougher, uglier 1944 bipod was simplified by having no adjustment capability. The second is off my C&R MG-42, a Maget Code CRA gun made in early 1943. My question is, have any of you encountered any bipods with the knurled screw as found on my MG-42? If so, how common are they, and does anyone have a clue as to whether it is an early or late feature? Is the knurled knob a postwar replacement?

Abwehr · Post by **Abwehr** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:49 am

The Screw on my Bipod is knurled like your photo. Also, the knurling on mine apprears to be "finer" than yours, but the photo may have distorted them a little. I have no idea if the Bipod is original to the gun or not.

Post by **TOM R** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:54 am

don't recall what my ww2 has but I was talkin with dangola and there are alot of variences

fxo · Post by **fxo** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:52 pm

Kamerad,
You can check out some color pics of variants over at BRPGuns.com : http://www.brpguns.com/mg42rare.html

Also consider purchasing Folke Myrvang's (sorry if I butchered it) book on the MG34 and MG42. http://www.blackrivermilitaria.com/Folke/book.html
fxo
http://www.stg44.com (im Bau)

Abwehr · Post by **Abwehr** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:40 am

I finally looked at BRPs site showing the Bipod differences and mine has the machined top, long supports and knurled knob. This should make mine a 1943 Bipod.