Browning machine gun

[Steve]

A Spitfire crashed in 1941 and they managed to assemble a fully working machine gun from parts from all six.Christ,when i saw the condition of the ammo my immediate thought was i've shot worse!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15652440

Then watch the film footage.

[Watcher]

Thanks Steve,

Having a quiet day so picked it up this morning!

http://www.full-bore.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4862

Mind you its gone well off-topic since then!!!

[Steve]

Damn,thats me being blind! :lol:

[froggy]

thats me being blind!

Lordy Lord ... beware of the Hun in the sun !
:mrgreen:

[R.G.C]

thats me being blind!

Lordy Lord ... beware of the Hun in the sun !
:mrgreen:

Some 25 years ago, a friend of mine phoned me to say he had discovered a MG 34 in the Dives river here. He said he put it in diesel fuel to clean and asked me if I was able to take it in parts...So we dod. The gun retained about 80% of its original finish, the only apparent damage was the bakelit grips deformed by the stay in water. All springs, even the small ones in the trigger were in perfect condition. I passed a brooner brush in the barrel. Except a some 5cm long pitting right in the middle, the rest of the barrel was 'spiegelblank'.. I am sure we could have fed a link in it and fired it.

Parts in earth or water are litle affected by corrosion who start immediately on contct with the air, or bacterial effect.

Now, prospection is since long forbidden in the area, but sometimes miracles are still happening...

R.G.C