Original U.S. WWII British-made Garand and Springfield M1923 Ammunition Belt by M.E.Co. - Dated 1944 ZB 26-ZB 30 All in all this is

All in all this is a very fine example of the most prolific German issued Light Machine gun of WW2

The original earliest pattern leather band liner is still present

and ammunition racks

S Veteran in April 1945 and these items along with others were taken as a war trophy

Original U.S. WWII British-made Garand and Springfield M1923 Ammunition Belt by M.E.Co. - Dated 1944 ZB 26-ZB 30 All in all this isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Original US Army issue OD Green Khaki canvas 10 Pocket ammunition belt for use with both Springfield and Garand Rifles. It does have some wear, and fading, so the US ink stamp is faint. When OD Green #3 wears, it ends up looking khaki, so we cannot tell if this was originally khaki or not. However, this example was made by the Mills Equipment Company in the UK, which at the time used Khaki, so