MG42 Spare Barrel Case

**Flying10uk** · 03-03-2017 02:52 PM

I wondered what members thoughts and views are on the markings to this MG42 spare barrel case, please?

* It is the same case and end, just photographed from 2 angles.

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**RCS** · 03-03-2017 04:43 PM

The swivel is angled and of a thicker size - just a different variation

My photo shows what I belive to be the original finishAttachment 81370 Attachment 81369

**Badger** · 03-03-2017 04:49 PM

My MG42 came with a barrel case that hs these markings...

Attachment 81371
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1943 MG42 Code "ar" Serial #133 (click here).

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Doug

**Flying10uk** · 03-03-2017 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by RCS

My photo shows what I belive to be the original finish

Is it a kind of Parkerised finish, not painted?

I did wonder if the barrel case which I photographed in Post 1 is a Post War Yugo icon

example with the markings added in recent years. I'm not complaining because I got it for a good price but the difficulty in identifying it is not helped by the fact that the only difference between the war time and post war examples seem to be the markings.

**browningautorifle** · 03-03-2017 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by Flying10uk

Post War Yugo icon

I figured it's a Yugo. It's exactly what we saw over there. It still functions though.

**tankhunter** · 03-04-2017 01:51 AM

My opinion is, it's a Yugo icon

variant.

Look carefully at the letter code. The letters are NOT straight, & uniformly stamped as ALL originals were. a lot were also WaffenAmpt eagle stamped also.

Usually, as from other members pics. The nomenclature is also stamped on wartime container's as well.

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