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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby carius on 11 Jun 2009 05:56

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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby peeved on 11 Jun 2009 18:40

With a Madsen in Norway.
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Adrian: I think the "30 cal" might in fact be a MG 81; c.f. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MG_81.JPG
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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby Fallschirmjäger on 12 Jun 2009 04:17

carius wrote:DShK


On the luftwaffe soldiers carius with the russian heavy MG or is it AA,are they field divsion soldiers or aircrew maybe checking it out?.Or could be any other luftwaffe unit too,like airfield defence,not shure on fallschirmjäger etc...,probably not?.

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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby carius on 12 Jun 2009 07:54

Fallschirmjäger wrote:
carius wrote:DShK


On the luftwaffe soldiers carius with the russian heavy MG or is it AA,are they field divsion soldiers or aircrew maybe checking it out?.Or could be any other luftwaffe unit too,like airfield defence,not shure on fallschirmjäger etc...,probably not?.


Unfortunately I don't have information!(machine gun is AA)

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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby audrew on 13 Jun 2009 12:07

das ist 7,92 mm MG-81
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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby sir dude on 14 Jun 2009 00:36

My knowledge on weapons of WW2 is very limited, but I believe this to be a ZB-26 in these photos. ebay.
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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby sir dude on 14 Jun 2009 00:40

This SS PPSh.
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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby Fallschirmjäger on 14 Jun 2009 04:58

No worries carius,thanks for the info anyway.

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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby carius on 14 Jun 2009 09:15

It is ZB-26!Nice photos Adrian!

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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby carius on 14 Jun 2009 09:28

DAK soldier with Tomi-gun.
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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby ozmatt on 14 Jun 2009 11:48

sir dude wrote:This SS PPSh.
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pretty sure thats a german EMP (Erma)

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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby bil on 14 Jun 2009 16:55

It has differant cocking handle and muzzle than the PPSH.I didn't notice at first either.The muzzle extends in the picture,but is enclosed on PPSH. The PPSH cocking handle is smaller and has a small locking lever on top.Excellant pics! ---bil

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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby carius on 14 Jun 2009 19:36

sir dude wrote:This SS PPSh.
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This is EMP (Erma)
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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby sir dude on 18 Jun 2009 10:39

Thanks everyone, another SS Beute weapon. An ZB-26. ebay.
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Re: Photos - Germans with captured firearms

Postby carius on 18 Jun 2009 14:44

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