FG 42

The FG 42 rifle can be seen in the following television series and video games used by the following actors:

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FG 42 rifle with iron sights flipped up (no scope mounted), 1st pattern with metal buttstock and pistol grip - 7.92x57mm Mauser‎

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‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZF4 scope (top) and late-war version with ZFG42 scope (bottom)

This revolutionary automatic rifle was produced in limited numbers for the German Fallschirmjäger (Airborne) during the Second World War. The slim in-line design, coupled with the side mounted 20 round magazine made it one of the more distinctive designs of its era. Early models came with a dramatically angled pistol grip and metal furniture while later models had a standard grip and wooden furniture (possibly due to wartime shortages). In addition the weapon could also be fitted with a ZF4 or ZFG42 scope.

Television

• Atreides Troops in Frank Herbert's Dune (as a fictional Laser weapon)

Video Games

• Battlefield: 1942

• Call of Duty

• Call of Duty 3

• Call of Duty: World at War '

• Return to Castle Wolfenstein