The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Rectangular shaped ammunition box with a hinged lid for MG34 or MG42 machine gun. Painted overall olive green with a single stenciled 'P' on the top cover. This indicates that the box was part of the 'P' kit for the machine gun. Although it is identical to the regular MG34's Patronenkasten 34, originally, it would have contained two 1.25litre containers - one contained oil for lubrication, and the other contained petroleum for use as a solvent.
Under the foldable handle is an impressed 743/1939' and immediately beneath this is stamped a small Nazi German eagle with 'WaA136'.
This container is a light weight aluminium version of the German Patronenkasten 34 ammunition box, which can hold up to 300 7.92 mm rounds in 6x 50 round belts. The white stenciled 'P' on the lid of this container however, denotes 'Petroleumkasten', indicating it was used for containers of oil and petroleum (kerosene). This lighter alloy version of the standard Second World War German machine gun ammunition container was commonly issued to the elite Fallschirmjaegers (Paratroops) of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) during the Second World War. Equipment issued or made for the Fallschirmjaegers was often made of lighter metals to lower their combat jump weights and to maximise what little weight they could carry.
These particular alloy ammunition containers are not as common as the heavier tin versions owing to the Heer (German Army), Kreigsmarine (German Navy) and Waffen SS using the more common metal version.
These particular ammunition boxes came in a variety of colours throughout the war, including various shades of green, gray and dark yellow.
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Rectangular shaped ammunition box with a hinged lid for MG34 or MG42 machine gun. Painted overall olive green with a single stenciled 'P' on the top cover. This indicates that the box was part of the
Steel ammunition can for the MG34 (Patronenkasten 41). This can hold up to 300 7.92 mm rounds in 50 round belts. The box is rectangular in shape with a hinged lid. It is painted grey and has no visibl
Ammunition box for MG34 machine gun. Contained 300 rounds in 6 x 50 round belts. It has a folding handle in the lid, offset to one side to allow two boxes to be carried by one hand at the same time.
Green canvas MG34 machine gun action cover. Leather straps and metal fasteners are sewn to the action cover for securing over the breech of an MG34 machine gun. The MG34 was one of the standard lig
German MG 34 light machine gun. The weapon is air cooled, recoil operated gas assisted, and belt fed by a flexible metallic link containing 50 rounds. Receiver top marked dfb 41 and the serial number
MG34 light machine gun. Gas operated, belt fed, equipped with a bipod and a perforated barrel shroud. Fires a 7.92mm Mauser round. Serial number 2054, Flash suppressor and recoil booster welded in pl
