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Object Details

Country of Origin

Germany

Type

ARMAMENT-Ammunition

Manufacturer

Wuerttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG

Physical Description

Saddle drum; 7.92mm for MG-15 flexible aircraft gun, blued; World War II.

Dimensions

3-D (Magazine): 26 × 10.2 × 12.7cm, 2.3kg (10 1/4 × 4 × 5 in., 5lb.)
Storage (Archival Box): 119.4 × 34.9 × 34.3cm (3 ft. 11 in. × 1 ft. 1 3/4 in. × 1 ft. 1 1/2 in.)
Storage (Aluminum Cage): 121.9 × 37.5 × 43.2cm, 19.1kg (4 ft. × 1 ft. 2 3/4 in. × 1 ft. 5 in., 42lb.)

Materials

Steel

Inventory Number

A19800456000

Credit Line

Transfer from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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