IS the belt for an mg 42 canvas or metal?(or if both, what year did they change from canvas to metal?)I know you knowlageable people(WAffenampt, Burgen, Obergenadier) are gonna give me crap for asking so let me just say bite me http://www.alliedassault.com/ubb/smile.gif in advance

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they wont give u crap. theyre respectable board members, if they did, every1 would be ashamed.

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No i was just kidding because I know Burgen and Waffenampt in real life and they will jokingly give me crap

oh ok, well, uhh, U SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT U BIG STUPID!

rofl

I heard somewhere it was a metal belt and that it was easier to use because it fed better but it was heavier

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u big stupid eh,never heard that one yet

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Murph, The belt is made of stamped sheet Metal and it is in link strips containing slots for 50 round each, belts can easly be linked together to make a belt however long you want it to be.

Like Hell I would give you Crap Murph http://www.alliedassault.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

so was I right? heh

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cpt.Kickass:
u big stupid eh,never heard that one yet

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cman kickass! uve heard that! remeber first grade? i do faintly and thats where i got it.

Stamped sheet metal eh? so how much would oh say a 200 round belt weigh? Mr smartypants

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by A.Murphy:
Stamped sheet metal eh? so how much would oh say a 200 round belt weigh? Mr smartypants

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lots

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correct me if i am wrong, and i could be, but wasnt the early MG-34 belts made out of leather....? i thought i read that somewhere, but i know the MG-42 belts where made of a light metal...

well I have never heard that! Possibly on an MG.08 (maxim) or a MG13 or 15 but I doubt that too. so where did you hear that I'd like to send that person a nasty letter (he he)

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actually it was on the History Channel. i believe they said something like:

"the less durable leather belt used for German Machineguns early in the war was soon replaced by a light steel belt."