Reno Gun Show Finds - Ljungman and Enfield

[spencerhut]

Picked up my first AG-42B this weekend at the Reno gun show. The gun has a 4 digit 1943 S/N and appears not to have been fired since it was converted to a "B". The magazine looks to have never had a round loaded in it, until today. The entire gun had a fairly thick coating of brown grease everywhere. Once I cleaned it up I found all the finished surfaces are very clean and in excellent condition. The bore is near perfect and I'm wondering if it is new barrel. The trigger is very smooth, long take up with a crisp break. I only shot 7 rounds through it this afternoon to see if it would function. No problems and despite what I have been reading, it did not tear up my brass at all. It tosses it about like our Garands do. No biggie.



Anyone know why this disk is not marked?


The second magazine latch is broken. Not sure if this is a big deal or not. Seems to lock into the gun just fine.


What type of lube is best for Ljungman rails? Grease or oil?
How do you remove the action from the wood? Is it possible to remove the "top half" without taking out the staked screws on the bottom?

Also got an Enfield .38S&W Revolver. Yeah, they are weak rounds. So what? It was super cheap and I've always wanted one of these break action British guns. I ran 62 rounds through it this afternoon and it was a blast. The rounds are so weak they won't even knock over my steel mini poppers.

[nazgulnarsil]

love the break forward revolvers! it would be neat to see a modern one but I guess they're impractical.

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

How much was the swede?

[spencerhut]

How much was the swede?

Ljungman $800, Sling $11 I've seen these on Gunbroker for $800 to $1000 in worse condition. I've heard of people buying them for $350 to $600. This is by far the best condition one I have ever seen. Well, except for the snapped forward mag catch, it functions just fine front mag catch or not. There were only ~33,000 ever made. Garands in similar shape go for a hell of a lot more and there were what, 5.6 million made? I paid a lot for it, but I am happy with my purchase.

Now the Enfield at $200 was cheap. Ammo was $35 for 100, new, not reloads.

[dfletcher]

Did anyone see the arsenal reworked MAS 49? No price tag, but I asked & was told $575, which I think translates to $500.00 "make the deal" price. I'd have grabbed it but as usual already went through my "got to get" money. I have a 49/56 but prefer the 44 or 49 look.

[Gunaria]

For $800 in excellent condition nowadays, this is a nice deal. You made a good buy.

[wellfedirishman]

Swede stock disk

If the Swede stock disk has no mark in the (1 2 3) portion, it means that the bore is in like new condition.
1 - is slightly worn
2 - moderately worn
3 - worn

However, worn by Swede standards is like 'decent' by anybody else's standards, so it is still good.

This info is paraphrased from the Swede Mauser reference Book, I have a copy upstairs.

[smeg]

for my Ljungman and g/k43s, i use a very small amount amount of plastilube or lubriplate on the rails..same as with the garand. works great for me.

[spencerhut]

for my Ljungman and g/k43s, i use a very small amount amount of plastilube or lubriplate on the rails..same as with the garand. works great for me.

Okay, thanks. K43 is next on the list, it's going to cost me $$$$.

[smeg]

Okay, thanks. K43 is next on the list, it's going to cost me $$$$.

yes, it is.
you may see more shooter grade g/k's coming on the market now due to the economy. you can get lucky and find a decent shooter grade for about $1700.
careful with them though.
firstly there are a lot of junk ones out there with false advertising, don't get suckered. secondly they are quite finicky and i'm not that comfortable shooting them. even with a modified gas piston that regulates the amount of gas, i still think the bolt carrier is going to fly off with each shot and kill me.
now that i have shot a couple thousand rounds through them, i'm content to let that phase of my C&R shooting behind me.
the garand and even the svt40 are much better semi-autos of the time. among a number of things, it's no wonder the axis lost ww2 with their 5 round bolt rifles and these ricketty g/k's against the garand. no comparison, imho.

[spencerhut]

. . . i still think the bolt carrier is going to fly off with each shot and kill me.

SWEET!! Hint of death . . . . Nothing like a little hint of death to make you feel alive.

[spencerhut]

Okay, cleaning this AG-42B is a piece of cake.

But I just realized I have to move a shelf in my safe to get it in there. Man the AG-42B is tall!

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

Okay, cleaning this AG-42B is a piece of cake.

But I just realized I have to move a shelf in my safe to get it in there. Man the AG-42B is tall!

The SVT-40 has a bit more reach.

[TRICKSTER]

Did anyone see the arsenal reworked MAS 49? No price tag, but I asked & was told $575, which I think translates to $500.00 "make the deal" price. I'd have grabbed it but as usual already went through my "got to get" money. I have a 49/56 but prefer the 44 or 49 look.

I grabbed that one before I left the show this morning. 4 mags, sling and accessories all like new still in package. One just like it, minus the extra mags, sold on Gunbroker last month for $755. Was going to buy the Venezuela FN-49
I saw on Saturday, but the guy didn't show up on Sunday.

[mj1]

Show us the wood good fellow, please.



...MJ...