Strange MG15 bakelite Marking

[sbl11]

Does anyone have this marking on any of their mg15's or parts kits? I haven't seen it on any other bakelite covers.



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[Bil]

I will check when I get home-hopefully this weekend. ---bil

[Matt]

looks like a weimar eagle maybe?

[sbl11]

Matt,

You might be right, but it seems a bit out of date for a marking on an mg15 cover. I just haven't seen it on any other bakelite rears.

[Matt]

i've seen a weimar eagle on an early rheinmettal bakelite buttstock, maybe it is an early mg15 bakelite rear?

[sbl11]

hmmm, do you have any pictures?

[Matt]

i don't think i have them anymore but i looked at the gun on many occasions. a friend owns it and every time we shot it we took that stock off and used a beat up wood one. i do have a top cover that has regular 1938ish nazi waa stamps and a weimar stamp together. inspectors and their stampers kept using their stamps and without a doubt the "eras" overlapped. - matt

[Bil]

In doing some research,I found the C.A.S.A. 2.111-D.It is a Spanish-built Heinkel 111H16,built under license.Among the defensive armament was 2 7.92 MM MG 15s! So now we have another place where these could show up,and may be marked for Spanish use also.Just a little mud in the murky waters! ---bil

[762x51]

Bil -

Somewhere in the murky recesses of my mind I recall that Christian at IMA told me that the air cooled MG15 kits they sold were from Spain which would account for the Weimar Republic style inspectors stamp found on these parts. Apparently armaments produced by Nazi Germany for export were always marked in this manor.

Orin

[sbl11]

If you can find where you found that information on export markings for nazi german guns, please do share. It is a very interesting concept.

thanks,
seth

[Bil]

'Christian at IMA' Start there! ---bil

[bmg17a1]

>i've seen a weimar eagle on an early rheinmettal bakelite buttstock, maybe it is an early mg15 bakelite rear?,

Not possible on an MG42 bakelite stock and very unlikely on an MG34 bakelite stock. Weimar waffens were replaced by the Nazi style '37-'38. Krieghoff waffens for their guns looks a lot like the Weimar and could be mistaken for them.

Bob

[sbl11]

Does that look more like a Krieghoff waffen or a wiemar waffen?

[sbl11]

Are all the bakelite rears marker marked?