German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 1 (Marked DWM) Stocks Due to dye and leather

Due to dye and leather variation

either under direction of a forward observer

PFC Martin

This sample has a few very small areas of rust

which are very rare

German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 1 (Marked DWM) Stocks Due to dye and leatherOriginal 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