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Posted: 8/16/2009 3:21:02 PM EDT
| What are the differences if any between the FAL and the STG58? |
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STG is a version of a FAL It is Austrian model. It is the only one made with metal hand guards, and the Stol flash suppor. It has a bi-pod some others do not, and the stock does not have the hump on it. He's a photo of my Stg 58 http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/6952293/aview/DSC00776.JPG . fixed for you |
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The StG-58 was Austria's version of the FAL. The first ones were made by FN.....later guns were made by Steyr in Austria. The StG-58 utilised the same steel handguards as the German G-1, and an almost identical bipod (I forget at the moment what the differences were). The "Stoll" flash suppressor was unique to the StG.
oh....and early StG-58s had a wood "hump back" stock. They went to the "straight comb" plastic stock afterwards. |
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Maybe comparison pictures would help?
Early Stg58's with wood stocks: http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/davesrb/DSC_0036.jpg Early BGS G1 and later G1: http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/davesrb/DSC_0040.jpg Davesrb |
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Davesrb out of curiosity where did you get your early stg58 wood stocks. Jack The "c" stock was original, just refinished. The "b" stock and both the G1 stocks were made by Blue Monster of FALFILES fame. Davesrb So you hang out there too huh...... 
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There is one more significant difference between Austrian StG 58s and all other F A Ls. The Steyr made StGs had hammer forged barrels that are far superior to every other F A L barrel made.
StG is short for SturmGewehr. Sturm = Assault and Gewehr (pronounced geh vair)= Rifle. 58 is short for 1958 which is the year that the rifle was adopted by the Austrian Army as the standard issue Main Battle Rifle. The first 20,000 were manufactured in Belgium by Fabrique Nationale. Later production was in Austria by Steyr under license from FN. Unlike other manufacturers, Steyr did not manufacture F A Ls for export. Since Austria hasn't fielded an army in combat since 1945, the rifles in Austrian service saw very little actual use. As a result, when the rifles were surplused and sold as scrap, the condition of the rifles was excellent generally. I have two F A Ls built with Steyr barrels and I will stack them up against any standard M1A or M14 in regard to accuracy, reliability, durability, and ease of maintenance. |
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