FG 42
Automatic Rifle
DesignerLouis Stange
Design Year1942
Difficulty
Hard
Era
World War II
In-Game Hints
- -Designed for paratroopers in WWII
- -7.92x57mm Mauser caliber
- -Influenced the design of the M60 machine gun
Country of OriginClick to reveal
Nazi Germany
About the FG 42
The FG 42 is a automatic rifle designed by Louis Stange in 1942 from the World War II era. It is classified as a hard difficulty firearm in Gun Guesser.
In Gun Guesser, players are shown the FG 42 along with its type, designer, and design year — but not its country of origin. Your challenge is to place a pin on the world map as close to its true origin as possible. The closer your guess, the higher your score.
Think you know where the FG 42 was designed? Play Gun Guesser to test your firearms geography knowledge, or browse the full firearms database to study up before your next game.
Can You Guess Where the FG 42 Was Made?
Test your knowledge in Gun Guesser — the free online gun quiz where you pin firearm origins on the world map.
