Shoei FG 42 Type 1 for sale for 1599 Euro at Austrian webshop

I found this special priced SHOEI FG 42 Type 1 at www.softair.at, an Austrian based web shop. I guess the price of 1.599 Euro / 2.230 USD is quite interesting for collectors in Europe. I have ordered some pistols there in the past, service was fast and good.

http://www.softair.at/shop/replika-dekowaffen/gewehre/detail/fg-42-type-1.html

'Special' price is right!! At today's rate of exchange that's £1500, a rise of £700 over what I paid for mine.

Well I am not sure if this price is good or not. Normally they go for a higher price here in Germany. Of course they are cheaper in Japan, but most collectors here in Germany like to buy in-country to prevent custom hassle (although dummy models are totally legal here, some officers insist on "testing" those "firearms") and paying import tax/fee.

Does anyone know about the production numbers? I know that SHOEI is a very small but excellent family business, so I think their models are always produced in small numbers only.

Anyway I think the GBP - EUR exchange rate is currently not the best when it comes to buying in Euro for you guys in GB ...

MadMike wrote:

Does anyone know about the production numbers?

I think it is low thousands per type. An interview in 2005 said that 500 MG42's were sold at that point in time. Even though replicas are made in batches, it took them a few months to a year to complete a particular batch. I believe that recently this has sped up.
http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/?filnavn=/articles/shoei_interview/shoei_interview.htm