Maxim MG Ammo Belt and Can
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Description
Finnish Maxim Belt and Can
This is the ammunition set a Finnish Maxim crew carried to the gun: a 200-round steel belt and the steel can built to hold it. The can kept a loaded belt together and protected between the supply point and the gun position, and its handle let a loader carry it forward in one hand. Collectors, reenactors and Maxim owners buy it to complete a gun display or a crew kit with issued Finnish equipment.
Features
- 200-Round Capacity — One belt holds 200 cartridges, the standard Finnish load for a single Maxim can.
- Chambered For 7.62x54R — The belt is sized for the 7.62x54R, the rimmed rifle cartridge the Finnish Maxim fired.
- M/32 Steel Belt — Finland adopted this all-metal belt in 1932 in place of fabric belts, and it fits in the same can space the older fabric belt used.
- Starter Tabs — A flat metal leader strip at the belt end lets the loader feed it into the gun's receiver without fumbling the first rounds.
- Sheet Steel Can — The case is formed from smooth sheet steel and measures 10 x 10 x 3.5 inches (25.4 x 25.4 x 8.9 cm).
- Hinged Lid With Latches — A full-width lid hinges open for loading and closes down with clasps at each side.
- Carry Handle — A strap handle riveted across the lid makes the loaded can a one-hand carry.
- Embossed Body And Markings — Pressed ribs stiffen the side panels around a raised star, and the lid carries the stenciled SA mark of Suomen Armeija, the Finnish Army.
- Belt Only, No Ammunition — The set is supplied as an empty belt and can with no cartridges included.
Finnish Army Issue
The Finnish Army introduced the M/32 metal belt in 1932 and modernized it from 1933. By 1943 each Maxim was issued twenty-five of these 200-round belts as standard. A steel belt flexes less than the fabric belt before it, but it packs into the same can, so the two items were issued as a matched pair. Buying the original issue gives you the real Finnish pattern for a display, a collection or a working Maxim.
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great piece of historyI really like these cans. Vintage and useful. Good for military decoration or to hold many itmes. The ammo belt was in good shape and the ammo can had some dents but gave it a great look
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I like itI really like mine, it's a little expensive but I guess it's what I'd expect to pay anywhere else. Ammo cans are cheap and easy to find usually, but ammo belts are a different story. This one is really great and I'd definitely recommend it.
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Russian ammo canOrdered 2 of these and happy with both, great history and looks great with my other items I display, Thank you
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Cool can, bad refurbThese cans are very neat with the embossed soviet star. On the other hand my can had been poorly refurbished. Much of the new paint is already chipping and flaking off because of neglected rust underneath. That being said the ammo belt is in perfect shape because it was completely coated in oil. The can is very solid still regardless of surface rust so it can be properly refurbished in the future.
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These Cans are addictingJust received my second can and it is just as nice as the first one. I managed to fit the contents of an entire Mosin Ammo Spam can in them. If I needed to buy more I would not hesitate. Thanks Keepshooting for offering these unique surplus items.