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M53 kit from Century.Lost overall barrel shroud pic it was the best looking part except for the gas axe cuts which are shown in pics.

I am pretty sure that’s not Czech, that is a Yugo crest on your top cover.

WHAT A SHAME

Yep, the stamp on the top cover is definetly Yugoslavian! This was Tito's Commie Government stamp that does have a date which I think is 1943 or 1944. The stamp is really post war.

I have stated this before, but I still have a difficult time believing Yugoslavia manufactured complete MG42s! With the surplus parts that Post War Germany used for the MG1/2/3, there must have been a "ton" of surplus parts available shortly after the war. Another point is the the difficulty in manufacturing the receiver, I just don't think the Yugoslavians made them 100% new.

I certainly could be wrong, but don't feel like it.

I corrected it to Yugo. I wasn't making a statement just what I thought was correct.I get all my MG42 type info from here and do get confused and feel the wolves are after me!

So what about this kits semi potential???

Do all the Yugo topcovers have this crest?? The one I ordered from Dan didn't have one..

Both the kits I got have crest

for build potential we need a pic of the entire reciever to see what you got vs. what you need

I'll get better pictures tonight. The only part of the receiver I have is the barrel section. Thanks Tom

The parts look pretty good, how is the bore? for a receiver, get on Dan's list, he is supposed to be getting more in.

i just got my kit. all i can say is wow the parts are in excellent cond. The barrel is pristine no pitting sharp rifling and a nice shiny bore except for the last 3-4" however i expect that to clean up.

topcovers dans(century) on the left direct from century on the right


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allmost excellent bore


The barrel shroud section is also in very good cond. (dan's 3 cut included for refrence)
yugo on bottom

yugo on top

yugo on bottom

yugo on bottom

yugo on bottom

The only part of the receiver I got is exactly like your longer front section.

Yeah thats all century gives you. It's a shame really. I see no reason to throw away the rear half of the receiver. I still feel it's buildable though. Now to give Brian a call at BRP...............

ok I've gone over this before so go look on my build http://www.panzer46.net/mg42board/viewtopic.php?t=335

with what you got you will need to either get on dans waiting list for a rec. OR find a nose section with a good bearing, buy a $100 brp rear semi rec. and $25 worth of scrap from brp to get a good trunion/cam section, then you still need a lower buffer cam and buffer latch and post, the nose and buffer cams are hard to find as I got the last ones dan had and noone alse has em, all that shroud section is realy good for is strip off parts and give away/sell or collect more scrap for a dummie

yes these parts would help..........
however I still feel that the barrel support will be easy to replicate (if you have a lathe and shaper or keyway broach) the buffer cams look even easier to fabricate just some flat stock in a press the hardest part will be finding a good trunion/cam section. allough I think I can fabricate one of those also.

Is this the easiest way no definitely not. is it cost effective? well that depends on if you have the skills and tools and free time. I allready have the tools to fabricate all of the missing parts. For me it's not about the destination (finishing the gun) it's all about the journey (building it). I enjoy the fabrication time. i building as much as shooting the finished gun. And hell even if it dosent work i planned on a oxy/propane gun in the future anyway.

Your first pics posted look the same as all the ones I have recieved fro century also, my pics are in a similar thread. Ten in total from cent and every one has a damaged Trunion/cam piece , a couple have been missing bolt parts, about 1/2 wth like new bbls half with crap. not sure why but all have included a cetme bayonet

Century has been running the free bayonet special for quite a while now. They must have an extremely large supply to get rid of.

i'll take a free one

panaceabeachbum wrote:Your first pics posted look the same as all the ones I have recieved fro century also, my pics are in a similar thread. Ten in total from cent and every one has a damaged Trunion/cam piece , a couple have been missing bolt parts, about 1/2 wth like new bbls half with crap. not sure why but all have included a cetme bayonet

Really? I must have been lucky the one I received is in exc cond. the only issue i had The anti bounce assembly seems too long. it keeps pressure on the wedge all the time. It's about 1/4" longer than the other one i have. i had to pry the rollers back w/ a screwdriver to remove the carrier.

I wondered what the bayonet was for.

none123 wrote:
the only issue i had The anti bounce assembly seems too long. it keeps pressure on the wedge all the time. It's about 1/4" longer than the other one i have. i had to pry the rollers back w/ a screwdriver to remove the carrier.

That's a YUGO M53 anti-bounce assembly and it's designed to keep pressure on the wedge at all times. That design more closely follows the German wartime experimental anti-bounce assembly than the post-war German design.

Regards,
Orin