In order to fit my MG34 onto the dreibein I just obtained, I needed the adapter. These are quite expensive for what they are so in the meantime I hooked a shabby ground dug one that I could use for display while I find a not-stupidly-priced example.
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MG34 Dreibein Adapter
Posted in Parts & Accessories with tags Flak, Germany (Third Reich), Heer, MG34, WW2 on June 4, 2018 by The Dude MG-34 AA Tripod – Dreibein
Posted in Parts & Accessories with tags Dreibein, Flak, Germany (Third Reich), Heer, MG34, WW2 on June 4, 2018 by The DudeSomething I have been looking for for ages, this is the Anti Aircraft Tripod or Dreibein that was used to convert the MG34 for light flak use. usually the wooden reinforcements are long gone but this one still has them as well as being unit marked for the 56th Light Flak Company, 273rd Army Flak Battalion. This makes my MG34 much easier to display and complements the Lafette I found for my MG42.
German G43 Semiautomatic Rifle
Posted in Firearms with tags G43, Germany (Third Reich), Heer, K43, Semi-automatic Rifles, Walther, WW2 on April 23, 2018 by The DudeThis is my second G/K43 Rifle. The other one I have, I rebuilt from a converted sporter. This one came to me, 100% correct from a fellow collector raising funds for his next absurd purchase. The receiver is stamped AC 44, for Carl Walther Waffenfabrik in Zella-Mehlis, Goethestr. 4.
Note the stamped dot in the butt plate, the staked screws on the underside of the action and the WaaB43 stamp on the magazine (indicating manufacture by Olympia Buromaschinenwerke AG).
German Rbl.F.36 Gun Optic
Posted in Optics with tags Germany (Third Reich), Heer, Optics, WW2 on February 19, 2018 by The DudeLately I have been finding a few artillery and mortar optics. I like them because they are precision equipment and are quite tactile. The optics viewfinder on this one is a bit different as it has a calculating mechanism for tracking a target traversing the field of view. This one was manufactured by Optische Werke G.Rodenstock in München and has their eso code. It is an Rbl.F.36, which stands for Rundblickfehrnrohr 36. It was used on the Pak-36, 38 & 40 as well as smaller artillery tubes.
Walther G41 Semi-automatic Rifle
Posted in Firearms with tags G41(W), Germany (Third Reich), Heer, Semi-automatic Rifles, WW2 on December 28, 2017 by The DudeOkay, so this is the most expensive thing I have in my collection now. It’s a 1941 manufactured Walther G41(W) semiautomatic rifle. Manufactured in two plants, this example bears the stamp AC indicating it was made in Walther’s factory at Zeller Mehlis. It wasn’t a success and less than 145,000 were built. It suffered from fouling issues and over pressuring, resulting in firing pin or piston failures. You can see the resemblance to the later G43, it’s successor.
German Granatwerfer 34 8cm Mortar Bomb
Posted in Mortars with tags Ammunition, Germany (Third Reich), Heer, Mortar, WW2 on June 29, 2017 by The DudePretty standard but hard to find this size in Canada. This is the 8cm mortar projectile for the GrW34. It’s marked for blw 42, meaning it was manufactured in 1942 by Gritzner-Kayzer AG in Karlsrühe. It is obviously ground-dug but will make a great candidate for a restore.
V2 Rocket Motor Part
Posted in Missiles & Projectiles with tags Götterdammerüng, Germany (Third Reich), Heer, Missiles, V2 on April 21, 2017 by The DudeYou know if you are going to import the parts for a ballistic missile, you can’t beat Deutsche Post. This is the Oxygen Mixing Nozzle, from the burner cup of a V2 rocket. It came from a dig in Pennemunde on the Baltic coast of Germany, where these things were designed and built. Pretty much the smallest part but hey, it’s a bit of Vengeance Weapon!
