German MGs Id
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Hi all,
Schwarzlose M1907-12 machinegun but, Any idea about the country of the soldiers ??
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Schwarzlose M1907-12 machinegun but, Any idea about the country of the soldiers ??
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Re: German MGs Id
They look like Hungarian soldiers.
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Re: German MGs Id
Thanks, von thoma
I guess that the image should be taken in 1920s or 1930s
Sturm78
I guess that the image should be taken in 1920s or 1930s
Sturm78
Re: German MGs Id
Hi all,
An MG08 machinegun but....are German Imperial Army or Reichswehr soldiers ??
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
An MG08 machinegun but....are German Imperial Army or Reichswehr soldiers ??
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Re: German MGs Id
Not Reichswehr soldiers.
" The right to believe is the right of those who don't know "
Re: German MGs Id
Thanks, von thoma
Sturm78
Sturm78
Re: German MGs Id
Hi all,
Can somebody identify these machineguns ??
Image taken during Spanish Civil War
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Can somebody identify these machineguns ??
Image taken during Spanish Civil War
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Re: German MGs Id
Hi Sturm,
I'd say twin aircraft Lewis Mark II or II*.
Markus
I'd say twin aircraft Lewis Mark II or II*.
Markus
Re: German MGs Id
Thank you, Markus.
Is this a standard AA mount or a field improvisation ?
Sturm78
Is this a standard AA mount or a field improvisation ?
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Re: German MGs Id
Given that they're aircraft guns, I'd say the mount is likely improvised.
Re: German MGs Id
Hi all,
I am not sure about these italian machine guns: Schwarzlose M07-12 or FIAT M14
Sturm78
I am not sure about these italian machine guns: Schwarzlose M07-12 or FIAT M14
Sturm78
Re: German MGs Id
Nobody for my last question ??
Well, here another question: Are these machineguns 8mm Danuvia-Gebauer 1934-37M models ??
Sturm78
Well, here another question: Are these machineguns 8mm Danuvia-Gebauer 1934-37M models ??
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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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Christian M. Aguilar
Christian M. Aguilar
Re: German MGs Id
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...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.
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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.
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.
Regards
Christian M. Aguilar
Christian M. Aguilar