Old MG34 pics.
Article about: My daughter bought me an old German photo album - the majority of the pics are Maxim machineguns, but there was a pic of an MG34 in AA mode, as well as two pics of MG34's at the shooting ran
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Very nice Pitfighter, I enjoy these early MG photos as well. If you look on the shoulderstrap on that nice Camo helmet pic, there seems to be a "13 or 18"......possible unit ID?
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Awesome Before and After comparisons! I know, some people miss important things in the background in pics...which can really tell you a lot. And yeah, tough call on sending the photo....some people might not accept it as a scene of history, as we would sadly.
Those big coats were popular in Poland, as I have some pics of them in wear there. Would make a cool display with an M35 helmet and winter boots. They had white and brown/black colors too! lol
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These pics are very small in person.
I didn't really notice until looking over these enlargements.
But, it looks like the fusee cover and water cooling end cap are polished brass on the MG08/15.
What are the thoughts on this?
Strange practice if they are, especially considering the effort made with the camouflage.
*It looks like the same three soldiers in both pics, so perhaps they're just taking training photos.
Thoughts?
Pit.
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Yes, certainly training photos Pit. They are always very nice images too IMO.
Here is the unit info from Lexicon:
Gliederung MG-Bataillone
Seems that in Jan 1941, they were one of the first battalions sent to Libya! Later companies 1-4 were integrated into the Schutzen regiment for 15 panzer division. Very cool
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Cool photos! First post, first photo : A visor hat wearing officer shooting an MG34!!!! COOL
second from the end photo : Nice camouflage job... I love seeing camouflaged soldiers in period pictures!
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Cracking pictures, I zoomed up the picture of the Mg34 AA set up (3rd pic) it's an early one, 4 hole barrel jacket with a machined top cover.
What I spotted and haven't got a clue what it is nor seen anything like it before, is there's something attached to the lower half of the pistol grip, and something else, like a silver disk above it on the receiver. Great, great pictures Pit. Jonathan.
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