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    Barrel plug ????????????

    Hi

    A single question are they good or after
    War ????? thank you for your opinion ....

    Barrel plug MP40.













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    Look like barrel end dust covers to me. I have one on a string for the G43, but i believe it may be bakelite.Are they plastic or bakelite?

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      #3
      I can see that they are made of some kind of soft material like polyethylene.
      But all the muzzle protection caps that I have seen as batllefield finds are black. I have never seen this greenish type.
      And to learn what gun they are for, we should know the internal diameter. Caps for G43 and K98 are 14 mm and caps for MP40 are 18 mm.

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        Looks like MP40, I would be hesitant to try fitting one to the muzzle as they tend to shrink and become less pliable after many years in the ground.When they were new they would have been a nice snug fit.
        I was given some the same grey/green colouring for MP40 MG34/42 and K98 that came from excavations in Russia some time ago and have no reason to doubt their originality

        MG34NZ

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          #5
          Originally posted by MG34NZ View Post
          Looks like MP40, I would be hesitant to try fitting one to the muzzle as they tend to shrink and become less pliable after many years in the ground.When they were new they would have been a nice snug fit.
          I was given some the same grey/green colouring for MP40 MG34/42 and K98 that came from excavations in Russia some time ago and have no reason to doubt their originality

          MG34NZ
          To make it more flexible again I can suggest boiling it in water. This works perfect.

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            #6
            Originally posted by juoneen View Post
            Look like barrel end dust covers to me. I have one on a string for the G43, but i believe it may be bakelite.Are they plastic or bakelite?

            It was in plastic as that of K98k ...

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              #7
              Originally posted by Heinz Steinkopf View Post
              I can see that they are made of some kind of soft material like polyethylene.
              But all the muzzle protection caps that I have seen as batllefield finds are black. I have never seen this greenish type.
              And to learn what gun they are for, we should know the internal diameter. Caps for G43 and K98 are 14 mm and caps for MP40 are 18 mm.
              the internal diameter ist 18 mm.

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                #8
                Originally posted by MG34NZ View Post
                Looks like MP40, I would be hesitant to try fitting one to the muzzle as they tend to shrink and become less pliable after many years in the ground.When they were new they would have been a nice snug fit.
                I was given some the same grey/green colouring for MP40 MG34/42 and K98 that came from excavations in Russia some time ago and have no reason to doubt their originality

                MG34NZ

                Thank you very much for your response ....

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Heinz Steinkopf View Post
                  To make it more flexible again I can suggest boiling it in water. This works perfect.


                  No .... I thank you too afraid.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by SG8498.13 View Post
                    No .... I thank you too afraid.
                    I bet you can't damage it by such treatment

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                      #11
                      heres mine G43 tip as found

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                        different shot



                        Maybe it isnt bakelite...here is how this one was found tied with a string. See if its similar.
                        It sure seems close , color, size lip..ridge ring on the bottom edge. The one looks period i would say. This one was brought home as is. this one has a slight crack , seen in photo. The other....possibly a smaller weapon such as suggested.Heck it must be an optical illusion, as they seem the same size to me. Whats their comparison ID's. Possibly both good, different versions/maker?
                        Last edited by juoneen; 01-13-2010, 10:29 PM.

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                          Originally posted by juoneen View Post

                          Maybe it isnt bakelite...here is how this one was found tied with a string. See if its similar.
                          It sure seems close , color, size lip..ridge ring on the bottom edge. The one looks period i would say. This one was brought home as is. this one has a slight crack , seen in photo. The other....possibly a smaller weapon such as suggested.Heck it must be an optical illusion, as they seem the same size to me. Whats their comparison ID's. Possibly both good, different versions/maker?
                          Here are two muzzle caps. One for G43/K98k and another for MP38/MP40.
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                            #14
                            I guess the difference in size is obvious
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