General Information

Serial #

54650

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

steel

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

176.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

16.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aviation armament

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Waffenfabrik Mauser

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

Period

WWII (1939-1945)

Canada

Unknown

Function

mounted on Messerschmitt Bf-109 (1999.002) for use in aerial combat

Technical

used on many types of Luftwaffe fighters, fighter bombers, night fighters, ground attack airplanes & bombers as part of or as main armament/ replaced earlier less efficient MG151/15 (15 mm.) model

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

lettering stamped on top of breech reads: "MG151/Nr.54650/[symbol]"; lettering stamped on top of chamber reads: "54650"; lettering stamped on top of barrel near chamber reads: "MG151/20/20.02/[symbol]/6649"; raised lettering on sight at muzzle end of barrel reads: "10[?]/1110[?] 0[?]"; lettering on metal tag (numbers engraved) reads: "AERO VINTAGE LTD./STOCK No. 175/SERIAL No. 54650/DE-ACT. CERT. No. DA27471"

Missing

N/A

Finish

black

Decoration

stamped symbol on top of breech obscured by rust; unknown symbol stamped on top of barrel possible proof mark?