complete mg42 lafette

Post by **TOM R** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:23 pm

from alegehney arsonal, on sale as pictured $875 stamped 1944 great condition, ww2 gray under the green paint, straps look new made with nos hardware great deal

Post by **Ed S** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:18 pm

Hello

Looks nice. I think those lafettes are Macedonian reworks. Hard to beat the price.

Post by **TOM R** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:20 pm

oh yeah they also include a reproduction ww2 german search fire chart data plate looks identicle to ones i see in pics

as far as origin, supposed to be yugo , writin on dataplates almost looks soviet

Post by **Capt. Willard** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:21 pm

Those are nice , and I would like to have one as well but I'd rather use the funds for a laffette 34...anyone have a source for those? I will probable use a MG3 tripod for the MG42 I'm gonna build.

Post by **Ed S** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:41 pm

Capt. Willard wrote:Those are nice , and I would like to have one as well but I'd rather use the funds for a laffette 34...anyone have a source for those? I will probable use a MG3 tripod for the MG42 I'm gonna build.

You might try this guy: http://www.rytonarms.co.uk/site/home.php

His home base is in the UK but he lives half the year in Arizona. He had a bunch of 34 lafettes (russian captures) at the last Knob Creek and might still have one.

I am still looking for a 34 lafette in original colors. I have found two, but at $3K for one and $4K for the other, I passed

Post by **Daskraut** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:36 am

Tom you little S-H-%-T!!, how dare you get one of those tripods!, aint you un-employed?. someone has life too easy!!. Musta been a present or you sold the moonshine hauling jeep. Lucky ........ P.S., nice purple carpet ...yo-yo-yo!!!!!!

Post by **TOM R** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:15 am

carpet at moms is actualy burgendy to match the granit fireplace surround and harth I made her a few years back before my injuries

Post by **Daskraut** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:10 am

You dodged that bullet!, I was worried you were trying to be a rap star.......LOL!!!. Just funnin!, when we moved in to our abode, the bedroom has the same color

which I laughed at upon seeing!, had to get a big rug to cover it!.

Post by **TOM R** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 12:02 pm

for some reason the camera dosen't show colors as they are

kingtiger · Post by **kingtiger** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:05 am

I have some great detailed pics of a camo Lafette tripod, but I cannot post in a bmp picture format. Can anyone convert these over for me if I send them to them?

Mark

Post by **JBaum** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:15 pm

Send your BMP files to me, and I'll email them back as JPG files

kingtiger · Post by **kingtiger** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:47 pm

Thanks John, salt6 posted them already.

Mark

Post by **MCP** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:39 pm

Hi all,
New to board. TOM R I have a Allegheny Arsenal tripod, where is your tripod dated? It does apprear to have some dark finish under the apple green paint. The unpainted parts still retain a nice black finish. The AA extension is unmarked, except for a Cryllic looking N with 18 stamped on the head of the bolt of the yoke.

Thanks, and looks like a great site, now to keep up the research!

Post by **TOM R** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:32 pm

unfortunatly I have yet to clean this up but it is grey and tan underneigth

Post by **mp5** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:33 pm

Ed S wrote:
Capt. Willard wrote:Those are nice , and I would like to have one as well but I'd rather use the funds for a laffette 34...anyone have a source for those? I will probable use a MG3 tripod for the MG42 I'm gonna build.
You might try this guy: http://www.rytonarms.co.uk/site/home.php

His home base is in the UK but he lives half the year in Arizona. He had a bunch of 34 lafettes (russian captures) at the last Knob Creek and might still have one.

I second the motion! Mr Tony Budge from Ryton is a real gentleman. He put up with my incessant hounding of him accross two continents as he recently got me a 34 lafette out of Russia, via London, then Houston, then Tucson, and then shipped in a wooden crate to Florida.
He gets stuff out of Europe then brings it here to militaria shows in Palm Beach, Texas, Arizona, not to mention Knob Creek and the SAR shows in Phoenix.
He works with DDBell from Omega Weapons System, who also has very choice items.
These guys are knowledgeable & friendly. Give them a call, you won't be sorry.

Jorge

Post by **TOM R** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:34 pm

haven't leaned it up but there is grey and tan paint underneigth