Original German WWII MG 13 Light Machine Gun Accessory Lot with Eight Magazines in Pouches, Empty Normandy Camo Magazine Case, Gunner’s Kit Pouch & Cleaning Kit Tin - Maschinengewehr 13 Russian Headgear complete with some surrounding fabric

complete with some surrounding fabric

the distinctive trimming for the 3rd Infantry Regiment

Both cuffs have sewn-over zig-zag patterned edges

which was fitted with recoil springs to take firing loads off the bipod

Original German WWII MG 13 Light Machine Gun Accessory Lot with Eight Magazines in Pouches, Empty Normandy Camo Magazine Case, Gunner’s Kit Pouch & Cleaning Kit Tin - Maschinengewehr 13 Russian Headgear complete with some surrounding fabricOriginal Item: Only One Available. The MG 13 was the standard light machine gun of the Wehrmacht from 1930 through 1934. The design, which was adapted from the Dreyse machine gun of World War One, is simple and rugged. From the tactical point of view, the Germans considered that the LMG they wanted had to be belt fed with a quick barrel change feature, which led to the MG 34 being adopted. Nevertheless, the MG 13 saw widespread use as a second line