Four Stunning WW2 Sturmgewehr Rifles
You're in for a treat
Today for the very first time since World War II 1945, you're going to see one person carrying not just one Sturmgewehr, not just two Sturmgewehrs, and no, not just three Sturmgewehrs, but actually four Sturmgewehrs all in one place. And I have an MP40 just thrown in for fun
Four-In-One Sturmgewehrs
Okay, I'm holding four-in-one, they have to be off the ground the count, if I rest them, it doesn't count. Okay, here they are all laid out nice and pretty. I'm going to go over each one of these; these are going to be offered on our website.
Let’s begin
These three are all semi-automatic. So basically, the full auto receiver was destroyed and an ATF-licensed firearms manufacturer was able to rebuild it using a semi-automatic receiver. It's a little more complicated than that, but basically, these were legally made into semi-automatic so that you can buy one and own one and just in time for Christmas, you might want to get one.
1944 STG #1
This first one, you can see here it's from 1944. You'll also see the late-war phosphate finish. And up here it does say MP44, but the company that remanufactured it marked it semi-automatic, so that a police department or somebody at the range would not be upset and confused. You can also see that it has some mismatched parts; here you see the serial number, here you see a different serial number and throughout the gun, there are parts from several different guns. The action is pretty smooth, although it's got a really strong spring on it. So it takes a little umph to cock it and it does fire and this is the safety mechanism. So this one is from 1944.
Crazy Prices
Now the full automatic ones, I have been pricing them, trying to get them but unfortunately, the prices have gone way up. And in fact, the last time I tried to get one on an auction, it went to just under $50,000 for a full auto, all matching, MP44. This being a semi-automatic, the prices range between about $15,000 and go up to about $18,000. And again, just in time for Christmas, you can get one.
1944 STG #2
Here's the next one. You can see here a little bit of bend in the metal. That's where it was remanufactured to be semi-automatic. This one is from 1944 as well, phosphate magazine, most of the body is blued. Right here it actually says MP43. So again, mismatched parts but similar action. Safeties down, cock it and you fire it.
1944 STG #3
This is the third one. Again, I believe that's 19 -- Yes, that is 1944. This says MP43, and I believe the parts also are mismatched. It doesn't say semi-automatic and I do see a little bit where the receiver was cut and then remanufactured. This is a repro sling but this one was actually the first one I held up, this one has an original sling. So repro sling; this also is all blue, not phosphate, but it's in excellent condition.
It's a dummy!
And let's take a look at the last one. Now for those of you who can't afford one of the semis, and certainly therefore can't afford a full auto. This is actually a dummy it has the receiver has been completely destroyed, cannot be remanufactured, and is just completely solid. It's a frozen shot. This works and the trigger will pull, the magazine goes in very rough. But basically, it's just a wall display. This receiver when it was destroyed, the serial number gone. It's considered a nongun, you don't need an FFL; it's a dummy hanging on the wall or reenactors like these a lot. And these can be anywhere from $3000 - $4,000.
Remember the MP40? It's a dummy too
Now speaking of dummies, not me, but I mentioned this MP40. Let's see who made it. BNZ marked which is the star factory and then you can see 43. This is also a dummy. So this is frozen, the receiver has been destroyed. It's a dummy. And again, good for hanging on the wall, or if you're a reenactor or you're in a Hollywood movie, this is a good carry gun.
The wife said it was time to thin the herd
Okay, on a more serious note, of course, everybody who subscribes to this channel would love to get one of these for Christmas but it's not for everybody. They're expensive toys but we never see this many at one time. This is actually two different collectors who collected them over a long period of time, and then at some point said it was time to thin the herd. I suspect in some cases the wife said it's time to thin the herd. So we never have this many come in at one time but they came in within a day of each other. These all came in together from two collectors, so we wanted to make them available to any of you who might be interested. I think it would look great under the Christmas tree.