Thanks for the info chaps. I don't know that there is a problem in the U.K. with vendors trying to fake MG42s. It's just looking at the price differences on the U.K. de-acc market that there is a theoretical risk of a minority of vendors trying to do so. The price for a de-acc M53 start at just over the £500 mark whereas the MG42s sell in the region of £1700 to £20000 mark for a good example.