Piece of weapon sight (?) to be identified

[Jean-Loup]

I have been asked to try to help identify this item that was recovered on the eastern front. To me it seems like a part of a weapon sight of some sort, probably Russian, but I could be completely wrong.
Can anyone help ID this?

[Jean-Loup]

Last picture. The style of numbers seems more russian to me.

[me6_130]

Hello Jean-Loup,

There you've got three very different things:
- a fork to install German MGs 34,15, 13 and 42, on motos, tripods and other.
- this fork has an MG34 adapter, known as lager34
- third is another adepter attached to the lager 34.
This third part might be an adapter for foreign captured MGs, see pics: #1standard for MG34, #2 adapted for DP28

Carles

[me6_130]

Czech like ZB26 and 30 MG(t)s:

Carles

[Jean-Loup]

Thansk for the very quick identification. Do you have any photo where this adapter is clearly visible and identifiable? I have googled bit but cant seem to find an identical one visible on any photos.

[me6_130]

Nop, sorry. Those are the most approximate pics I can provide. I can post some more but not clearer.

Carles

[Jean-Loup]

Thanks.
Is there any way to find out specificaly what weapon(s) the third part of the adapter would have been for?

JL

[me6_130]

By trying several weapons, I imagine.

Carles

[me6_130]

Some more pics. Due to the square shape, i would think it is for a light ZB, MG26 (t) or MG30 (t).

Carles

[Jean-Loup]

Thanks for the extra pics where the adaptor is so clearly visible.

JL