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A few months back I picked up the machined part (bracket) of a MG08/15 rain cover still attached to a MG08/15 feedblock. The sheet metal part was long gone. I had hoped to one day rebuild it. The only person that I knew had one (to copy from) was Alpencorps over there in Germany. So he sent me a diagram with all the info needed to make the cover. However there is a rolled edge on the cover that I could not figure out how I was going to be able to do it. You know Germans, couldn't just fold the edge! So with not a lot of spare time, I moved on to other projects. A little while later Alpencorps said he could have one made. I of course was very interested! So he had one made to the original spec and shipped it to me! He did an awesome job and it look perfect and is really well made. So I got some rivets and here we go!

I don't know about you guys but some accessories I find very interesting and some I could care less about. BFA... I don't even want one. However I think this rain cover is awesome! I really wanted one for my collection.

So my bracket was a bit smaller than his, on the top. It still fit the sheet metal perfectly but my bracket was soldered on with rivets. So I used Silver Solder to give mine a little extra strength. Now I still have a lot to do but I have enough done to show. I still need to, rivet overlap at corners, make and solder on chain stud, add chain, file/clean up work and paint.
Alpencorps original:
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As the man said Whatever makes you happy!!

Good Luck with the redo work, looks good right now to me.

Enjoy life

Later 42rocker

Here is mine

Scotty,

Looks like you have been holding out on us! What other good stuff do you have? Nice cover, do you have pictures of the underside? Was anything soldered or brazed on? If so what and how?

Thanks!

I can certainly supply you any photo you want. Please provide what views you need (and be patient).

I could use pictures of the overlap and rivets on the gun and underside. Also could use info on if its brazed or soldered on?

No rush but if you take to long I will be done before I get any of the info I could get from the pictures.

I haven't forgotten about this!

Scotty wrote:I haven't forgotten about this!

Scotty, I don't really need the pictures anymore. Its built. I just need a little tweeking and some paint and its done.

I would still like to see some general pictures of your collection.

Right-O

Finally found a picture of how I got the bracket... and where this project started.

I just need to do a little bending, some file work and paint and it will be ready.

Well I did the final fitting and got it ready to paint. I finally got the paint matched and the rain cover has two coats! Looking good and drying. Here are some pictures of the Cover before I installed the bracket. More pictures to come!

Way to go. Good Luck with all your projects.

Later 42rocker

Its painted now. Next to try and put 100 years of wear on it.

Hello Matt,
congrats, perfekt work....
looks very good...

Fritz