German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 2 (Well Marked) Spanish Military Equipment in Bois Brule

in Bois Brule

and the 409th Bombardment Group

“Without the B-17 we may have lost the war

Sturdy brown leather construction with full flap

or don't clean it

German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 2 (Well Marked) Spanish Military Equipment in Bois BruleOriginal Item: Proper seating of cartridges in machine gun belts has always been important to prevent jams. This is especially true of the fabric belts used widely in WW1. IMA has a few German Maxim seating gauges. The base of the cartridge should reach to the bottom of the large rectangular notch while the two tapered pins fit into the two rivets nearest the edge of the belt. The gauge is shown in Dolf Goldsmith? s The Devil? s Paintbrush, 2002