MG 34 & MG 42: 50 Round Belt w/ Dummy 8mm Cartridges War of 1812 In March 1971 General McNeil

In March 1971 General McNeil became deputy director

Frank Gardiner

We photographed a typical example but no two will be exactly alike

with actual footage from the National Archives

• HUNDREDS of original negatives from the Pacific theater including Iwo Jima

MG 34 & MG 42: 50 Round Belt w/ Dummy 8mm Cartridges War of 1812 In March 1971 General McNeilOriginal Item: The basis of German WW 2 belts for the famous MG 34 and MG 42 universal machine guns was a 50 round non disintegrating section. These sections could be linked together to create belts of any length. IMA has a very small quantity of 50 round belts complete with 50 dummy 8 mm cartridges. The dummy cartridges are made up from fired 8 mm cases with military 8 mm projectiles. The projectiles have cupronickel jackets, which were used