German MGs Id

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Re: German MGs Id

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Post by Sturm78 » 16 Jun 2017, 21:22

Hi all,

Schwarzlose M1907-12 machinegun but, Any idea about the country of the soldiers ??

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Re: German MGs Id

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Post by von thoma » 17 Jun 2017, 15:36

They look like Hungarian soldiers.
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Post by Sturm78 » 18 Jun 2017, 21:13

Thanks, von thoma

I guess that the image should be taken in 1920s or 1930s

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Post by Sturm78 » 27 Aug 2017, 19:25

Hi all,

An MG08 machinegun but....are German Imperial Army or Reichswehr soldiers ??

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Post by von thoma » 29 Aug 2017, 01:26

Not Reichswehr soldiers.
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Post by Sturm78 » 31 Aug 2017, 22:58

Thanks, von thoma

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Post by Sturm78 » 19 Sep 2017, 22:46

Hi all,

Can somebody identify these machineguns ?? :?
Image taken during Spanish Civil War

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Re: German MGs Id

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Post by peeved » 19 Sep 2017, 23:09

Hi Sturm,

I'd say twin aircraft Lewis Mark II or II*.

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Post by Sturm78 » 20 Sep 2017, 22:22

Thank you, Markus.

Is this a standard AA mount or a field improvisation ?

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Post by T. A. Gardner » 23 Sep 2017, 06:47

Given that they're aircraft guns, I'd say the mount is likely improvised.

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Post by Sturm78 » 08 Oct 2017, 17:59

Hi all,

I am not sure about these italian machine guns: Schwarzlose M07-12 or FIAT M14

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Post by Sturm78 » 17 Oct 2017, 22:48

Nobody for my last question ??

Well, here another question: Are these machineguns 8mm Danuvia-Gebauer 1934-37M models ??

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Post by ChrisMAg2 » 18 Oct 2017, 02:27

I would not know the machine guns, but looking at the radio, it is definitely italian. The person to the right has an italian tank helmet. All this lets me conclude, the twin machingunes are those of an italian L3/33 light tank. The specs tell me, they had twin 8mm MGs. But I don't know what designations.
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Post by Sturm78 » 18 Oct 2017, 14:46

Christian wrote
I would not know the machine guns, but looking at the radio, it is definitely italian. The person to the right has an italian tank helmet. All this lets me conclude, the twin machingunes are those of an italian L3/33 light tank. The specs tell me, they had twin 8mm MGs. But I don't know what designations.
The image show Hungarian tankettes CV-35. The hungarian tank crews weared italian tank helmets too, so...The radio could be italian, I do´nt konw but the I am almost sure that the machineguns are hungarian...

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Post by ChrisMAg2 » 18 Oct 2017, 16:24

I checked the "tank encyclopedia" at http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/i ... _L3-35.php and there they state for the italian Carro Veloce L3/35 (CV-35):

a.) Variants
The overall limited size and power-to-weight ratio of this vehicle prevented extensive modifications, but several armaments were tested. First, a single Breda 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine gun proved far more effective than the usual 8 mm (0.31 in) pair, and so did a twin mount with Madsen 13 mm (0.52 in). ...

b.) Exports
The cheap CV-35 found success on the export market, and six were sold to Albania, seventy-two to Austria and ten to Bulgaria (both with German Schwartzlose machine-guns). Hungary bought the licence to build a custom version with a Brno 26 machine-gun and a new turret hatch. ...

So, IMO, until further proof it's either a pair of Madsen 13mm or a pair of whatsoever 8mm on a italian CV L3/35, aka CV-35.
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