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Hello, I followed different post within this forum. Most of the discussion about gunners pouches are around the leather versions. I'm not sure if you ever thought about to get the gunners pouch which is made of canvas (Folke Myrvang dicussed these versions at page 418 in his book - his conclusion i...

All correct Ed (should be one in the kit). There are several duplicates of some of the tools (collected from several boxes). Most of the tools are "handelsüblich" or standard tools from the era, like hammer/pliers/punches/chisels/files/sharpening stone/wrench/vise. -Blue circle is a extractor-remov...

No worries! Your sight appears untouched, and it looks like you have a Busch optic from the color!

I saw that one as well! The braided cord is a clear no-no. The rubber protector is also unheard of. These should be leather (or as in most cases missing all together). The actual lamp holder looks 100% correct. These can be found with makers mark (early/prewar) or with three letter codes. Some are a...

Some info on your box! The white painted insignia in the lid is not a postwar Norwegian addition. It is the makers mark of the Wichmann Werke, and of the larger instrument makers of WW2. The makers mark denotes pre 1941 production (as the code system was introduced in 1940). The large glue blob is w...

I would say you understate! IMHO 99.98% of the gauges and tools sold on ebay are repros! First of all, consider the fact that a tool/gauge like this was made for the people on the factory floor. How many of these should by all rights survive ww2? Whenever the seller of items like these offer them wi...

Nope, and far from it. That one is not German at all (except for the copy stamps)

Hey, look at this original wall chart for the MG34 trigger system: :shock: http://www.overlord1944.com/FichaProducto.aspx?producto=281&ProdName=Paper%20wall%20chart%20of%20the%20MG34 and another one of the gas operation system of the MP44: http://www.overlord1944.com/FichaProducto.aspx?producto=234...

I would say the market is heating! The last sights I sold went for 1500,- (same condition and accessories). But I haven't tried these on ebay for a while, as they tend to zap them quite quickly!

jbc98k wrote:Berg, when is this Myrvang/Madboat MG34 DVD coming out and where can I pick up a copy?

Dunno! Never seen one for sale, but contact ED S on this forum, he should have them!

When ebay force-move they just issue you a serial number.

No need Bil!
I just hate the idea of spending $$ on making a reproduction, and then being bet to fully finance it before the copiers of the copiers start making money...... I heard the Myrvang/Madboat MG34 DVD has allready been copied and resold, even before it reached the rest of us.....

Might just be a good idea! Since no one else is doing it / selling them. Unfortunately, the cost of reproduction might soon be a problem, as these things are not Copyrighted, and others will scan and reproduce your own "product" very soon! Maybe if I had them pre-ordered and was able to sell enough ...

oh-no! They still watch us! A Norwegian called himself Zyklon_B-Zoombie and was renamed overnight!

I find it strange that none of the good "reproducers" have taken the bait! The MG34 had a very nice wall-chart series of different charts, mounted with a wooden dowel along the upper and lower edge. Most of them have been reproduced in Musgraves book. There never was a WW2 chart for the MG42, as som...

Thanks for the info,Berg.Is the book something John has translated yet,or do I hear him drooling.[Do you recognize the unit in the pics? Thank you.] ---bil Bil and Jbaum: The book is very interesting in several aspects. It is a manual, but with lots of diagrams. Most interestingly of all it has a c...

Lot's of good info here! A Deckungswinkelmesser in degrees is a strange instrument, as it would serve no military purpose without re-calculating the degrees into mills! Degrees just makes no sense to a gunner! Might it have been constructed for some civilian purpose within the military....? The most...

That's what the deckungswinkelmesser is for, so you know the elevation setup required to get on target. No, not really! The Deckungswinkelmesser is a instrument designed to avoid hitting close obstacles! The instrument is held in one hand, suspended from the ring. With one eye close to the small wi...

Item 1. Spare box. No known relevance to the MG34 Item 2. Panzerbüchse tool. No relevance to the MG34 Item 3. Oiler. Never seen a German WW2 oiler that looks like this. Item 4. Bag. No known relevance to the MG34 Item 5. Sight adjusting tool. Yugoslavian postwar. Nothing similar was produced during...

Not to long ago I passed on two mgz40 set with carry can and strap. The sets costed 13 hundred and I am kinda sore I didnt pick em up. I passed on hopes that I would get a set in ordnance tan. Later I kinda noticed lafettes done in the normal early war gray paint also look very cool :-P That one wa...