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    Tragegurt 34 Ammunition can Carrying strap

    Here is my recent purchase, a Tragegurt 34 MG34/42 Ammunition can carrying harness. Used to carry individual ammo cans that are clipped on to each end of a can, or by carrying two cans at a time, by mounting each clip to the middle of the top carrying handle on each can. Its in really nice condition looks unused, most likely a well made copy, but it smells very old and has odd bits of rust on the metal parts, each clip is marked with the Maker logo SC, i think its maybe a tropical issue one? - what is bonus about it is i bought it as it was advertised as a Mortar carrying sling, and only cost me £20

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    #2
    IMO it is repro strap using original metal parts.

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      #3
      Agree!

      Regards Sonnenwende

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        #4
        You can send this fake back to Summer Vacation Militaria:

        http://www.svmilitaria.com/images/120929a.JPG

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          #5
          Originally posted by Grubhy View Post
          You can send this fake back to Summer Vacation Militaria:

          http://www.svmilitaria.com/images/120929a.JPG

          I did not buy it from that site at all but a site in the uk., if you read my description it was advertised and sold as a mortar sling and it only cost me £20, I never claimed it to be original, but most likeley a well made copy!! i am not concerned over £20. whats wrong with people.

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            #6
            "Its in really nice condition looks unused, most likely a well made copy, but it smells very old and has odd bits of rust on the metal parts, each clip is marked with the Maker logo SC, i think its maybe a tropical issue one?"

            Originally posted by phil337 View Post
            I did not buy it from that site at all but a site in the uk., if you read my description it was advertised and sold as a mortar sling and it only cost me £20, I never claimed it to be original, but most likeley a well made copy!! i am not concerned over £20. whats wrong with people.
            Mate, You wrote what I posted above.

            I'm not sure what is wrong with me in your opinion, but fact is that now You are sure that You bought fake strap

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              #7
              "most likely a well made copy" my original post.

              "what is bonus about it is i bought it as it was advertised as a Mortar carrying sling, and only cost me £20 " my original post

              Did you miss reading that part or something?? HENCE YES I BELEIVE ITS MOST LIKELY A WELL MADE COPY/REPRO/FAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.Seriously whats the issue it was £20 and please tell me why you think i bought it from SV Militaria???, never had any dealings with them at all????? but also how do you know its a fake??? I aint been funny but if you would have just been civil on your original post i wouldnt have bit back, wouldnt have hurt to say, "yes sorry its a fake, seen these on a site etc etc".

              so just to reclarify "Its most likely well made copy" i only posted it to describe, show how its used, and that i bought it very cheap.

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                #8
                copy useful for reenactor only.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by corporalSteiner View Post
                  copy useful for reenactor only.

                  yes, its surprisingly really well made,good stiching, heavy duty canvas, well its ok for my static collection i guess, as soon as i saw it i recognised it, i thought for 20 quid even if it a copy still cheap as hehe, i found a original one on ebay now, what do you think to it, not paying that price tho ha:

                  http://www.ebay.de/itm/MG34-MG-34-MG...item20c75c8fe2


                  for further opinions then, do we think the metal hardware is original (with it having the sc markings?), with the rest reproduced? im not fussed either way

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                    #10
                    have seen a few of these straps, always put off by the brass eyelet around the belt hook, I get the feeling postwar, like you said 20 is 20

                    anyway the ebay one is I believe original, no eyelet around the hook (same as one I own) and dark canvas, field grey/late war dark blue fittings, wouldnt say the price is too bad considering you dont see them all the time

                    oh just found a pic, I forget if the hooks are marked
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                    Last edited by grndevil44; 06-29-2012, 12:54 PM.

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                      #11
                      sorry to bring this old thread up, but i find this ebay seller a real piece of work, the seller is using my pictures (last two images) showing my strap and ammo cans for his listing, i am going to contact the seller:

                      http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-34-42-M...item3a7d1a1ae5
                      Last edited by phil337; 01-25-2013, 07:14 AM.

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                        #12
                        the Seller has now removed the images that were mine.

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                          #13
                          Tragagurt

                          Hi,
                          What you have there is a Tragegurt that was part of the equipment that came back to the UK from Potugal in the 1980's along with the 1,000 MG34's in their crates etc.
                          The tell-tale signs are the black fittings with no WaA - Wehrmacht examples have a darker green webbing and grey/green hooks with a WaA.
                          The latter are a lot of money nowadays - for £20.00 you did very well indeed!
                          If there is any doubt of this statement the Laufschuetzers from this contract also have black fittings and a rather strange shade of webbing.
                          I've still got a Portuguese Laufschuetzer that I'd like to replace with a Wehrmacht-issue item but my Portu strap in the photos went back to my pal who bought it from Ryton's when the 1980's hoard arrived.
                          I managed to get a nice Wehrmacht example from Bergflak but I didn't get it for £20!
                          Good hunting,
                          Grossfuss
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Grossfuss View Post
                            Hi,
                            What you have there is a Tragegurt that was part of the equipment that came back to the UK from Potugal in the 1980's along with the 1,000 MG34's in their crates etc.
                            The tell-tale signs are the black fittings with no WaA - Wehrmacht examples have a darker green webbing and grey/green hooks with a WaA.
                            The latter are a lot of money nowadays - for £20.00 you did very well indeed!
                            If there is any doubt of this statement the Laufschuetzers from this contract also have black fittings and a rather strange shade of webbing.
                            I've still got a Portuguese Laufschuetzer that I'd like to replace with a Wehrmacht-issue item but my Portu strap in the photos went back to my pal who bought it from Ryton's when the 1980's hoard arrived.
                            I managed to get a nice Wehrmacht example from Bergflak but I didn't get it for £20!
                            Good hunting,
                            Grossfuss

                            Great thanks for the info much apreciated, looks like got i lucky for £20 then

                            Phil

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                              #15
                              Grossfuss beat me to the punch. He is right. Yours is a Portugese example. I've got one I picked up as a filler until I find an original to replace it. It was made for combat, so it is well made, not a run of the mill repro example.

                              You got a good deal because I sure wouldn't sell mine for £20!

                              Cincylance



                              Originally posted by Grossfuss View Post
                              Hi,
                              What you have there is a Tragegurt that was part of the equipment that came back to the UK from Potugal in the 1980's along with the 1,000 MG34's in their crates etc.
                              The tell-tale signs are the black fittings with no WaA - Wehrmacht examples have a darker green webbing and grey/green hooks with a WaA.
                              The latter are a lot of money nowadays - for £20.00 you did very well indeed!
                              If there is any doubt of this statement the Laufschuetzers from this contract also have black fittings and a rather strange shade of webbing.
                              I've still got a Portuguese Laufschuetzer that I'd like to replace with a Wehrmacht-issue item but my Portu strap in the photos went back to my pal who bought it from Ryton's when the 1980's hoard arrived.
                              I managed to get a nice Wehrmacht example from Bergflak but I didn't get it for £20!
                              Good hunting,
                              Grossfuss

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