The mount opened and firearm locked in place fine - no problems in operation, the closing latch is off by a 1/8" or so, so I stood on it and it closed, lol.
It will work it's way into the proper position with use -
I did try everything else, and didn't really stand on it so much as exert force from above, lol.
(Although I did use a hammer to get the AA sites lined up on the MG34/MG13)
Sorry about not extending the front leg in the pic - I am trying to keep the background clear on this set of pics, as they are for the site.
I like this mount and it all seems good - it is just heavy, and unless you lay out some canvas, you're going to get the metal dirty, it cannot be opened and closed without resting it on the ground at some point.
Also the rivets on the underside of the cocking handle took the paint off the top of body locking lugs on the Yugo Lafette.
Also, I spent a short period of my life being paid very little to wear olive colored shirts, and I cannot think of anything less fun than being tasked to carrying this around on your back - especially with such an efficient bipod, no thank you!
The color is definitely not WW2 - so I am going to have to do something, but with a lot of projects it will likely happen two days before the first job that requires it.
Some other heavy metal pics, to peruse:
Pit.
