TINY COLLECTION 34/42's (Pics)
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:02 am
This is what happens when you love German rifles and have lots of money.Not mine but some anonymous persons collection.What do you think are you in heaven yet???
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wood!
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:41 am
Who needs viagra!, nice stuff!!. I feel good knowing there are other "touched" people out there....now only if I could turn my vintage 1/24 scale slot car collection into firearms.......nah, wife would KILL ME!.
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 6:43 pm
I think that guy should give me a couple and get something newer for himself 
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:29 pm
This belongs to one guy? Incredable collection I must say!
Nice, nice, nice...............
Nice, nice, nice...............
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 10:28 am
yeah, these pics popped up on 1919a4 a few months ago. Nice stuff but notice the Range Rover.... European license plates. Luckey bas#ard. 
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:50 pm
The guy isn't anonymous at all...... but it isn't me.
It was me who put those pictures on 1919A4.com. Wanna see some of the rest of his toys? The guy is a collector (obviously) from England, and because he owns a museum, he's allowed to keep these pieces live, not dewatted. Notice that many of the MG34s have panzer mantels (barrel jackets made for mounting in armored vehicles) - very tough to find. There isn't a dog among 'em either.... what a bunch of cherries. He is from the Channel Islands, which is a short distance from France, but the islands are British possessions. The Channel Islands were occupied by the Germans during WW2. The museum is in a concrete bunker that the Germans built on the island.
They all shoot, and one of these days I'm going to go see him. He saw my website and offered to lend me some of his manual collection. Just for a starter, I asked him to scan a manual in for me, and 6 days later, the actual original manual shows up in the mail. I suppose it was worth about $150, and the guy just mailed it to me, told me to scan it in, and send it back when I was done. I finished translating that manual a few weeks ago and sent him a nice package of manuals for his trouble. Once I get a few more manuals finished that I already have, he's going to send me a few more.
Anyway - on with the show:
It was me who put those pictures on 1919A4.com. Wanna see some of the rest of his toys? The guy is a collector (obviously) from England, and because he owns a museum, he's allowed to keep these pieces live, not dewatted. Notice that many of the MG34s have panzer mantels (barrel jackets made for mounting in armored vehicles) - very tough to find. There isn't a dog among 'em either.... what a bunch of cherries. He is from the Channel Islands, which is a short distance from France, but the islands are British possessions. The Channel Islands were occupied by the Germans during WW2. The museum is in a concrete bunker that the Germans built on the island.
They all shoot, and one of these days I'm going to go see him. He saw my website and offered to lend me some of his manual collection. Just for a starter, I asked him to scan a manual in for me, and 6 days later, the actual original manual shows up in the mail. I suppose it was worth about $150, and the guy just mailed it to me, told me to scan it in, and send it back when I was done. I finished translating that manual a few weeks ago and sent him a nice package of manuals for his trouble. Once I get a few more manuals finished that I already have, he's going to send me a few more.
Anyway - on with the show:
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:08 am
Oh thats just wrong.......and all this time I thought the british were opressed. All I need to do is move to England and open a museum. who knew
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:49 pm
Thankyou for posting those pictures.I haven't seen a collection like that since I visited Aberdeen Proving Grounds Museum in Maryland.That MG34 pedestal mount in the backround is extremely rare!Is that a naval mount from a E-Boat(German version of the PT boat)?
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:19 pm
I don't have a clue what the mount is. Isn't that an MG15 sitting on it?
mg mount
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:18 pm
Hi,
The mount is really for a 34 or 42, its a vehicle mount. You can see one on page 159 of the Butz manual which John Baum has translated into English (well worth anyone who is half interested in buying a copy or 2.
Glad you like my small gathering.
D.
The mount is really for a 34 or 42, its a vehicle mount. You can see one on page 159 of the Butz manual which John Baum has translated into English (well worth anyone who is half interested in buying a copy or 2.
Glad you like my small gathering.
D.
1919 gunner
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:22 pm
Hi,
Just noticed you observation about the range rover...give me some credit...its actually a Grand Cherokee. Nice, but drinks to much over here where its $100 a tank for petrol.
Just noticed you observation about the range rover...give me some credit...its actually a Grand Cherokee. Nice, but drinks to much over here where its $100 a tank for petrol.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:01 pm
bet this is a lifetime of collecting 
The collection
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:13 pm
Hi,
The collection has taken around 8 years to put together. I also have the armourers kits in the ammo tins, belt loading machines... I noticed John Baum states that they all work...I wish. Most are dewat, but unlike US dewats these are all original parts including the recievers.
All the best,
Damien.
The collection has taken around 8 years to put together. I also have the armourers kits in the ammo tins, belt loading machines... I noticed John Baum states that they all work...I wish. Most are dewat, but unlike US dewats these are all original parts including the recievers.
All the best,
Damien.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:23 pm
damion that is a beutiful collection, I have heard that in countries outside the usa use nato dewat specs which is basicly a pin in the barrel and part of the bolt face cut off, so the gun will strip rounds but drops them out the bottom, sound right?Uk dewats
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:34 pm
Hi Tom,
Our dewat/de-ac's are quite simple really. Barrel has a cut run along its length (not all the way0, a rod welded in. The bolt is ground back to 45 degrees. Then some have a cut at the front of the ejection opening towards the barrel shroud, some don't. Also the barrel is then pinned in place and the latch for splitting the gun is welded as well (in some cases)
I will take some pictures and post them to show you what I mean as they say a picture is worth a thousand words...especially when its me who's doing the talking. It make take a few days....remind me if you don't see a posting soon.
All the best,
Damien.
Our dewat/de-ac's are quite simple really. Barrel has a cut run along its length (not all the way0, a rod welded in. The bolt is ground back to 45 degrees. Then some have a cut at the front of the ejection opening towards the barrel shroud, some don't. Also the barrel is then pinned in place and the latch for splitting the gun is welded as well (in some cases)
I will take some pictures and post them to show you what I mean as they say a picture is worth a thousand words...especially when its me who's doing the talking. It make take a few days....remind me if you don't see a posting soon.
All the best,
Damien.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:47 pm
thanks, that is some useful info 
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:26 pm
Welcome Damien!
Glad to see you made it here, and thanks for the positive mention of the manuals I've worked on.
I still have intentions of making it for a visit some day. It may not be for a while, but I do intend to stop by.
John
Glad to see you made it here, and thanks for the positive mention of the manuals I've worked on.
I still have intentions of making it for a visit some day. It may not be for a while, but I do intend to stop by.
John
Translated manuals by J.Baum
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:40 am
Thanks John,
I would expect that you are picking up orders daily from a site like this, its just the place where every user should be jumping on your bandwagon so to speak....keep up the good work.
D.
I would expect that you are picking up orders daily from a site like this, its just the place where every user should be jumping on your bandwagon so to speak....keep up the good work.
D.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:13 am
Damien, did you receive that last package of manuals?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:29 pm
WOW..that's just wrong!!! It's wrong I don't own them...LOL