Nice simple item here. This is the ammunition box that was carried inside vehicles mounted with an MG34 or MG42, like the SdKfz 250/251 Halftracks. This is a nice early one dated 1939 and manufactured by Franke & Co GMBH, Machinenwerke in Leipzig.
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German Vehicle Ammunition Box for MG34/42
Posted in Magazines, Parts & Accessories with tags Ammunition & Fusing, Germany (Third Reich), Heer, MG34, MG42, WW2 on October 6, 2021 by The Dude
MG34 Dreibein Adapter
Posted in Parts & Accessories with tags Flak, Germany (Third Reich), Heer, MG34, WW2 on June 4, 2018 by The DudeIn 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.
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 Searchlight Company, 273rd Army Flak Battalion. This makes my MG34 much easier to display and complements the Lafette I found for my MG42. Although this is likely a searchlight tripod it fits the MG perfectly.
MG34 Anti-aircraft Sight Ring
Posted in Optics, Parts & Accessories with tags Germany (Third Reich), Heer, Machine Guns, MG34, WW2 on July 20, 2016 by The DudeHere is a mid/late war phosphated anti-aircraft sight ring for the MG34 machinegun. The gun was placed on the drelfuss tripod mount and this sight attached. The sight is unmarked.
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