No, the belt isn't a Gurt 17/81, it's the 17 nA; the 17 nA is for the MG17 only and has a hinge joint with a permanent pin- the Gurt 17/81 has a little hook tab on one side of each link and a slot on the other and it's a disintegrating belt. The hook and slot arrangement allows significantly more lateral flexibility because the MG81 and 81Z were primarily flexible weapons that required a belt that could move well; the MG17 is a fixed weapon so doesn't.
You can see images and information on all the various types here: International Ammunition Association {iaaforum.org} - View topic - 7,9 German Mauser
So yes it is, as I said, from a Bf109 or FW190 or like aircraft that was armed with fixed MG17s. Not until the G6 model for the '109 and the A8 for the Focke-Wulf did the 13mm MG131 replace the MG17 too.
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Hey Matt,
My mistake, you are right about the Na, I misread the info with the pictures, in the topic on AAI.
For the fighter ref I was talking about the MG81 and I didn't find any ref of them been mounted on fighter planes.
I'm not an expert on airplanes and I only have general info on them, so I won't argue about the fact that they were armed with the MG17.
Regards,
Steven
Yeah, sometimes it's tough to follow information presented in a thread like that as opposed to a proper article or in a book or such And you are right the MG81 wasn't mounted on any fighters, it was your statement about fighters being armed with 13 and 20mm weapons that I was commenting on- just so fully accurate information is presented here
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