German WWII MG 42 LMG Gunner Kit Accessories IMA was only able to

IMA was only able to attain ELEVEN of these rare pikes

When the Lewis Gun was adopted as a light machine gun and issued to infantry units

See the fabulous book "Deutsche Soldaten" page 213

Belt is not included but is available separately

It came to called the “Vopo helmet” largely by circumstance: Most photographs seen in the West of armed East German personnel were of the border guards

German WWII MG 42 LMG Gunner Kit Accessories IMA was only able toOriginal Item: Gunner's kit consists of: canvas pouch, extractor removal tool, take down tool, brushes, other tools and solvent bottles, and everything as photographed. These were packaged years ago and tools may arrive packed in arsenal grease. May also consist of some post war M53 unissued accessories. The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a 7. 9257mm Mauser general purpose machine gun designed in NSDAP