My collection

[Caracal]

Hello to all,

i will post regulary new pictures of my collection in my Gallery, i added the first 6 ones today.

Best regards

 

[Grenademan2005]

Hey:
Welcome from Spain and nice items. Hope to see more soon. Thank you.

 

[Weasel]

Hi Caracal,
Thanks for taking the time to post some pictures of your collection, you have some really nice things there a good start to any collection.
Best regards Weasel.

 

[Caracal]

some Luftwaffe rounds

 

[Weasel]

Fantastic condition, i love the original paint and stenciling on the 2cm minen rounds.
Best regards Weasel.

 

[Caracal]

Fantastic condition, i love the original paint and stenciling on the 2cm minen rounds.
Best regards Weasel.

Thanks! i put some of them on municion.org, here is the one with the best stencils, i can make other picture closer if you want?

 

[Weasel]

Thanks Caracal,
Thats a good picture to show up the stenciling. I could do with one or two like that myself.
Thanks again Weasel.

 

[waffenamt]

Thanks Caracal,
Thats a good picture to show up the stenciling. I could do with one or two like that myself.
Thanks again Weasel.

I totally agree!!

Thats a super round,thank you for showing it.

best

waff

 

[Caracal]

ok i will make 1 or 2 more pics closer tomorrow!

here is an old picture taken at the beginning of my collection, with all the belt links for each LW munition: MG 17, MG 131, MG 151/15, MG FF/M, MG151/20, Mk108 and Mk103

 

[Caracal]

@Weasel: an other view!

 

[Weasel]

Thanks Caracal,
Thats a really good shot. Have sent you a pm.
Best regards Weasel.

 

[Eggy]

i like collecting Number5 MK1 mills bombs,
and Number 36 Mills bombs to ,
see attached images

 

[RodFromGod86]

That's some nice stuff you have!

If I may ask, where did you get the German 13mm and 15mm cartridges? I have been trying to find some for my collection, but they tend to sell out rather quickly.

 

[Wallacet3397]

Hello to everyone,
Glad to be on-board, I have a small field of interest which is RARDEN 30mm, I look forward to all future posts.

 

[SG500]

Hello to everyone,
Glad to be on-board, I have a small field of interest which is RARDEN 30mm, I look forward to all future posts.

Hi there I think you accidentally hijacked someone else's thread about their collection but welcome aboard anyway.
RARDEN 30mm is a favorite of mine also, look forward to seeing some of your photos
Dave.

 

[PeterC]

Nice collection. I like the link + cartridge pic. I learnt from your photo that the MGFF/M were used in Link. I always believed that they were only fed from drum magazines...something else for the "Wants' list.

 

[rigby]

I always believed that they were only fed from drum magazines...

Only Night fighters use the MG FF/M with belt feeding.....used with the "GZ-1" elektrisch angetriebener Gurtzuführer (electrically driven belt feeding).
Here for example out from a tech manual for the DO217J Night Fighter.

 

[Tony Williams]

Interestingly, the Imperial Japanese Navy air force also used Oerlikon-pattern 20mm cannon: the Type 99-1 (Oerlikon FF in 20x72RB) and the Type 99-2 (Oerlikon FFL in 20x101RB), and late in the war they developed gun-driven belt feeds for both. The Oerlikon FF was used as the basis for the German MG-FF, which used ammo with the same overall length even though the case was longer at 80mm. Presumably, the IJN belt-feed system would have worked with the MG-FF, but AFAIK this was never tried. Even if it was considered, it was probably thought to be not worth the bother, as the MG-FF had largely been replaced by the much superior MG 151/20 by then.