Original German MG 34 MG 42 Basket Belt Carriers with Belts & Feed Strips in 1943 dated WWII Transport Frame Antique Cartridge Firearms Pressure of 400 pounds (180

Pressure of 400 pounds (180 kg) on the center of the mine or 200 pounds (91 kg) on its edge deforms the pressure plate compressing a spring

We do believe them to be period applied

Operation Tidal Wave was an air attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) based in Libya and Southern Italy on nine oil refineries around Ploiești

The document is signed by Generalmajor Johannes Streich

This indicates the type of movement "cylinder" and that it is an 8 (Huit) Jewel Movement

Original German MG 34 MG 42 Basket Belt Carriers with Belts & Feed Strips in 1943 dated WWII Transport Frame Antique Cartridge Firearms Pressure of 400 pounds (180Original Items: Only One Set Available. German manufactured, these are steel basket belt carriers which attach to the feed tray assemblies of the MG 34 or MG 42, held in the correct Transport frame. Each carrier contains one 50 round belt as well as a starter tab. The Transport frame has original WWII period hand painted Panzergrau paint, with what looks to be DAK tan underneath. The two carriers are painted with post war apple green. The Transport