MG42 T-Shirt

£24.00
The MG42, one of the most influential and feared MG's of the Second World War.

The Maschinengewehr 42 entered service in 1942. It was designed for mass production, using stamped and pressed steel instead of expensive machined parts. It fired the 7.92×57mm Mauser round at around 1,200 rounds per minute, so fast that individual shots blurred into a tearing sound that Allied soldiers never forgot. British troops often called German machine guns "Spandau", and Americans compared the MG42's sound to a buzzsaw. With its quick-change barrel, a trained crew could keep it firing for long periods, and German infantry tactics were built around it.

It fought on every front, from the Eastern Front to Normandy's bocage, Italy and the Ardennes. Its design was so good that after the war it was adopted by NATO armies as the MG3, and it influenced MG design for decades.
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The MG42, one of the most influential and feared MG's of the Second World War.

The Maschinengewehr 42 entered service in 1942. It was designed for mass production, using stamped and pressed steel instead of expensive machined parts. It fired the 7.92×57mm Mauser round at around 1,200 rounds per minute, so fast that individual shots blurred into a tearing sound that Allied soldiers never forgot. British troops often called German machine guns "Spandau", and Americans compared the MG42's sound to a buzzsaw. With its quick-change barrel, a trained crew could keep it firing for long periods, and German infantry tactics were built around it.

It fought on every front, from the Eastern Front to Normandy's bocage, Italy and the Ardennes. Its design was so good that after the war it was adopted by NATO armies as the MG3, and it influenced MG design for decades.

  • Size guide – inches (cm)

    XS – Chest 31–34in (79–86cm) | Length 27in (69cm)

    S – Chest 34–37in (86–94cm) | Length 28in (71cm)

    M – Chest 38–41in (97–104cm) | Length 29in (74cm)

    L – Chest 42–45in (107–114cm) | Length 30in (76cm)

    XL – Chest 46–49in (117–124cm) | Length 31in (79cm)

    2XL – Chest 50–53in (127–135cm) | Length 32in (81cm)

    3XL – Chest 54–57in (137–145cm) | Length 33in (84cm)

    4XL – Chest 58–61in (147–155cm) | Length 34in (86cm)

    5XL – Chest 62–65in (157–165cm) | Length 35in (89cm)

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