Mortar Plumb Weight: Large (Select) Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly situated on the high ground

situated on the high ground overlooking a forested countryside

By June 30

The attached 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion was all but decimated during these attacks

History of German WW2 Aviator Parachutes-

Mortar Plumb Weight: Large (Select) Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly situated on the high groundOriginal Item: Mortars were commonly issued with plumb weights to aid in accurate alignment before firing. IMA has found a very few mortar plumb weights. They are made of steel with a cotton cord suspension string and come in two sizes. The small weights are 1. 50 inch (38 mm) in length and 0. 79 inch (20 mm) in diameter. The large weights are 2. 0 inch (50 mm) in length and 1. 2 inch (30 mm) in diameter. Both sizes of weights have a recess into which