ZB-37 belt loading machine restauration WW2 dugout relic

[PanzerVI]

Hello guys

I would like to present to you a restauration project I underwent some months ago on a ZB37 machine gun belt loader that was found by a good friend of mine in Moldova, Romania on the Jassy-Kishinev line.

Here are some pictures with it dug out and later restored by me, making possible some mobile parts to function again. Sadly the interior 2 levers that push the casings onto the belt are stuck forever but at least got some other sides to it working (knob, side handle etc) and also got paint and serial number from the Zbrojovka factory in Brno, CZ.

Hope you enjoy and happy hunting

[harryamb2]

nice find,give it a good soaking in light oil.