Pls, help to identify MG!

[Schneider]

Here is it, looks like aircraft MG...

[cstanant]

MG identity

Hi there,
I'd say this is a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)
Chris

[Bill Grist]

Not a BAR.. More like a Italian Breda 7.7 Aircraft MG...BILL

[cstanant]

mg identity

Hi again,
After looking at the right hand side of the pic - I have to say that this is not a BAR at least not like those carried by GI's in WW2 but a similar weapon made by browning for aircraft use.
Best regards,
Chris

[History]

Bill does that weapon take the round flat magazine on top? Or straight type?

[C.O.Sargent]

Its possible it might be a Lewis Machinegun.

[Schneider]

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Bill does that weapon take the round flat magazine on top? Or straight type?

Yes, it have reciver for flat magazine on top.
And cooking handle on buttom.

[mkb42h]

the breda doesn't have a gas cylinder, the bar feeds from the bottom and is totally different, and the lewis and vickers k are also totally different, it looks japanese or italian, or possibly french but i'm stumped.

[r_hufschmied]

I've had the image of this in my mind for some time now and eventually the penny dropped. Even if the image originally posted is not viewable anymore it should be the correct thread.

It is what's left of a Hungarian Gebauer Reconnaisance Machine Gun 1934.M or Gebauer Tank Machine Gun 1934/37.M. This left side view is close to identical, if memory serves, to the relic one.



For good info on the Gebauer machine guns see this link:

http://www.sunblest.net/gun/Gebauer.htm

[Schneider]

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I've had the image of this in my mind for some time now and eventually the penny dropped. Even if the image originally posted is not viewable anymore it should be the correct thread.

It is what's left of a Hungarian Gebauer Reconnaisance Machine Gun 1934.M or Gebauer Tank Machine Gun 1934/37.M. This left side view is close to identical, if memory serves, to the relic one.



For good info on the Gebauer machine guns see this link:

http://www.sunblest.net/gun/Gebauer.htm

Wow.. Yes it is... looks like the relict one 1:1.
Thanks a lot!!

[r_hufschmied]

Wow.. Yes it is... looks like the relict one 1:1.
Thanks a lot!!

You're welcome, it was a tough one ...

Could you please repost the original picture for forum consistency?

Cheers,
Rik