Original German WWII Era MG 42 Sustained Fire Lafette Mount Tripod with Shoulder Straps MG 34 with the iron wick holder

with the iron wick holder held on by a brass cherry blossom fitting

The posters were noted for their heavy use of exclamation marks

The "broken sun cross" swass on the pommel and cross guard also retain virtually all of their original gilding

first introduced in 1843 (See Small Arms of the East India Company 1600-1856 by David Harding

Original German WWII Era MG 42 Sustained Fire Lafette Mount Tripod with Shoulder Straps MG 34 with the iron wick holderOriginal Item: Only one available. This MG42 Lafette (German for Gun Carriage) ground tripod is possibly an original World War II era German manufactured mount or it was made after the war by Yugoslavia for use with surplus German WW2 machine guns and later produced M53 Machine Guns. There are almost no markings on this mount except on the range plate. This tripod was reconditioned postwar production ex Macedonia, which is most likely why it is devoid