{"id":84270,"date":"2023-12-02T02:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=84270"},"modified":"2023-08-16T13:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T17:37:20","slug":"original-fg42-a-detailed-comparison-of-the-1st-and-2nd-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/12\/02\/original-fg42-a-detailed-comparison-of-the-1st-and-2nd-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Original FG42: A Detailed Comparison of the 1st and 2nd Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sY7fCNj4al0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 16 Aug 2023<\/p>\n<p>Today we are looking at examples of the first (Type E) and second pattern (Type G) FG42, comparing their construction and disassembling both to get a close look at the internal differences. 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