A few more historic photos

[RetiredRoadDog]

I have over a thousand high quality of these in a collection. Will post more for your enjoyment.

[42rocker]

OMG
Nice stuff... Will a DVD of pics be available ????
If so I'm interested....

If not Thanks for sharing what part of that (sounds great) collection.

Thanks Again. Looking forward to the next group.

Later 42rocker

[Bil]

Nice! I like how the one with fallschirmjaeger shows how the ammo box lid was used to help feed the gun. ---bil

[42rocker]

Bil
Noticed that also, at first I thought that they had some type of a feed ramp, then the light blub came on and I went that's the ammo box cover.

Any thoughts on following is this an Paratrooper unit training? or ? Anyone?

Later 42rocker

[Bil]

From the photo angle and relaxed look,I would think it is either a real quiet sector or training.

[RetiredRoadDog]

Here are a few more. We have a collection of over a 1000 as new 4x6 prints made from old negatives.

[fredieusa]

awesome pics. Thanks for sharing.

[TactAdv]

This is substantially interesting. The second picture above is extremely uncommon- Number one, it shows a ground adapted MG-131 13.2mm aircraft flexible gun, a rare-enough picture as this was an uncommonly adapted weapon for ground service ('Erdekampf') perhaps being only slightly less rare in that use than the MG-151. Second, if you look very closely you will note that the MG-131 shown here is actually fitted with a very common MG-15 third variant airborne flexible gunners sight set. I have extensively researched the MG-131 history of usage and have yet to come across such an adaptation for the common MG-15 sights shown adapted there.

This is actually a significant picture as it potentially adds a new unrecognized adaptation for the ground use MG-131's.

What makes this interesting is that for starters the barrel jacket diameter of the MG-131 is nowhere close to the MG-15 barrel jacket.....causing the field creation of an ersatz adapter bracket. And, even more importantly the sight regulation of the MG-15 ring diopter is completely wrong/useless for the 13.2mm x 64RB cartridges' exterior ballistics curve.

It probably was a heck of a handful to shoot like that.

-TomH

[RetiredRoadDog]

Thanks for the information. I have some more to post.

[42rocker]

Looking forward to seeing some new pics. Thanks again for the sharing.

Later 42rocker

[Bigdibbs88]

i like the one of the three paras.

[pitfighter]

Great pics - thanks for sharing -
I will be trying the ammo lid feed chute technique this weekend, thanks to these pics.

Thanks,

Pit.