German WWII MG 42 LMG Gunner Kit

Original Item: Gunner's kit consists of: canvas pouch, extractor removal tool, take down tool, brushes, other tools and solvent bottles, and everything as photographed. These were packaged years ago and tools may arrive packed in arsenal grease. May also consist of some post war M53 unissued accessories. The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a 7.92×57mm Mauser general purpose machine gun designed in NSDAP Germany and used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II. It was intended to replace the earlier MG 34, which was more expensive and took much longer to produce, but both weapons were produced until the end of the war. The MG 42 has a proven record of reliability, durability, simplicity, and ease of operation, but is most notable for its ability to produce a high volume of suppressive fire. The MG 42's lineage continued past NSDAP Germany's defeat, forming the basis for the nearly identical MG1 (MG 4