Belt, Ammo, M7, Khaki, .50 Caliber, PFH, 1943

€195.00
Tax included

Nice genuine WWII US M7 100-round khaki fabric ammunition belt, intended for the .50 caliber Browning M2 machine gun. Two of these could be linked together thanks to a cartridge inserted into the loop located at the end of the first belt and secured with the tab at the end of the other -- see illustration photograph below. This configuration was particularly used with machine guns on anti-aircraft mounts.

Mint, unissued condition; produced by P.F.H. (Paul F. Hesse Narrow Fabric Co.) and dated August 1943.

The picture below is intended for illustration purposes only. No cartridge is included in the present sale.

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"On 8 January 1943, a 100-round fabric belt was adopted as standard under the designation M7. This belt is completely made of fabric and is fitted at both ends with fabric connecting loops. These connecting loops, patented by The Russell Manufacturing Co. with U.S. Patent number 2,422,898, enable to assemble two fabric belts together. This feature fulfilled the specific requirement of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Board that needed a 200-round belt assembly to be fitted into the large Chest, Ammunition, Caliber .50, M2."

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