Saw this item for sale on e-bay. MG-34 Tool?

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Saw this item for sale on e-bay. MG-34 Tool?

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E-Bay number 280605978156. Mauser marked.
The seller is in France.
Also has a "Deaths Head" , Not from the SS.
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Re: Saw this item for sale on e-bay. MG-34 Tool?

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A tool, yes. For the MG34 specifically, no. Mauser converted to making a lot of tools after the war, and now, anything with the Mauser logo is always called an MG tool of some sort (at least by the seller). There was a similar tool in the small arms tool kit, but it would have waffenamts, not simply the Mauser logo.

It's a commercial tool, misidentified by the seller to increase the selling price, or through simple ignorance. I still laugh at the $100 "MG tool" being offered on ebay. It's an old ratchet with short extension and socket, in poor condition. Of course, it isn't worth 2 bucks as an old rusted tool, but as an MG tool, its quite valuable..... hahahahahahaha I still have no idea what it could be used for, except to keep your papers from blowing away on a windy day.
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