German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 3 (Unmarked) Bren LMG The British liked to issue

The British liked to issue action covers to their infantry to keep dirt out of the mechanism under field conditions

armored glass and all steel construction

unmarked other than a small proof mark on the ricasso

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German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 3 (Unmarked) Bren LMG The British liked to issueOriginal 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