Early Manufactured (pre-war) MG34 Ammunition Tin

[Flying10uk]

I was lucky enough while looking through a pile of MG34/42 ammo tins to spot this relatively early 1937 example amongst all the later WW2 produced ones. I believe that the apple green shade of paint indicates Russian capture/post war refurbishment rather than Yugo ownership which is a slightly different shade of green but I stand to be corrected. The are quite a few design/manufacturing differences to this early example when compared to later wartime produced ones. This is especially noticeable on the handles and other hardware of the tin but also the forming/bending of the tin differs a little from latter examples. The design was possibly changed a little to lend itself more to mass production.

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