1a (1).jpeg we can see from this contempory wartime postcard that the Italian paras used a drop container for their Hmg/Lmgs !!.....the para centre left of course carries his Breda 30 into action !
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More interesting War time Breda 30 shots . A great view of that elusive spare barrel box in the bush land of East Africa !images (5).jpegComment
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images (9).jpeg images (11).jpeg a pair of interesting pics the one i think from the uniform is possible RSI period , APAR or Decima .mas ?
while the other shows a spectactular burst of fire at night from the Bredas barrel !Comment
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Here we see a pic again in the East African bush no doubt in Ethiopia of a Breda gun team in action !images (13).jpegComment
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A very interesting document that shows not just the ammo boxes , but the spare barrel back pack with the retaining devices to take the two spare barrels ! It carried a number of tools & cleaning items to maintain the Breda 30 , but also the document shows the two Magazine pouches including the one discussed earlier posted with the sloping bottom to its case in which it differs from the other case as it is thought to take the charger clips only & not the magazine as the other pouch clearly does !IMG.jpgComment
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Two photographs showing the Breda 30 valise in use. I’ve seen other photos in more detail but generally they were used by infantry units.Comment
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Thank you Larusso thats excellent ...
so a least we now know that these valaise bags are something that was issued to regular front line troops !
what do you think about the great document i found showing your mystery pouch with the other Breda 30 kit..so i would guess from this evidence it is as you said , its for taking spare Breda 30 charger clips of ammo , to quickly load the lmg such as on a motorbike ! ...i think it looks like one of those pouches on the bike by the riders gloved hand resting on the attached cases that he has on the back of his Motorguzzi !!104074438_696789317778785_3592736126944534142_n.png.jpgComment
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Some more Breda 30 pics from Russia & Alpine french front ! download (25).jpeg download (16).jpeg download (15).jpeg download.jpegComment
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A good Collector friend sent me these very interesting pics of the early form of the Breda the M28 or M29 , there are some differences to this model from the later M30s , a main one been the hand grip & trigger guard are straight and not angled forward as on the M30s , but the main feature of the oil pump for round feed & extraction remain through out ! improvedbreda7[1].jpg improvedbreda2[1].jpgComment
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Some more good action shots of the Breda 30 in front line use by Italian troops ! images (3).jpeg download (26)-1.jpg download (27)-1.jpgComment
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great topic!!!Comment
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Some interesting photos of the download (27).jpeg download (31).jpegBreda 30 in use in AlbaniaComment
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