BPinFL Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Greeting from Florida!Can any of you gents enlighten me about this Mag and unknown to me accessory?Thank for the Board! BP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) Can you measure the cartridge max length and width?It might help us figure out the cartridge and work back to the gun The other part looks like it might be part of a traverse mechanism I may have the answer:Swiss Fürrer IMG25 https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=116989 Edited September 6, 2022 by StrangeRanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRMCII Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Mag is for the Finnish LS26 Salaronta LMG in 7.62x54r.Accessory appears to be a ground piece for an indirect fire control kit such as used with the MG34, etc.FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 I'm not questioning your expertise, I've never seen either of these mags in the flesh and I'm sure you have. They are very similar in shape but none of the images that I can find for the Saloronta show the full length witness slot that this magazine has. Every image of the Fürrer shows the slot. Is the presence or absence of the slot indicative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPinFL Posted September 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Thanks for the replies. 7.62 ammo is very tight, and the rim gets in the way. 8mm and .06 is too long, .308 fits but is a bit short. will try other rounds and see which seems to match up. Will try the other piece on my MG34 tripod and see if it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 7.5x55 Swiss is longer than .308 and shorter than 8mm and only .023" larger in diameter than .308 at the base with a more pronounced body taper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRMCII Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Yes, I didn't look as closely at the pic as needed, and when I looked more closely at the pic of the mag again, I realized it had some details that are different than the LS26. First glance it looked like the LS. I'm used to seeing the LS mags pictured with a question about what it is.I have a tripod and some mags for the Swiss gun but they are not readily accessible for a comparison.Unusual mags. FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPinFL Posted September 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 I tried 7.5 and 6.5 swiss in the mag. Both fit, but the 6.5 seems a better fit. Also, the catch on the rear of the mag is unusual, shaped like an wide hourglass. There are no markings on the outside. I will look inside tonight.Will post another pic later. BP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPinFL Posted September 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 another pic of mystery mag, note the mag catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertwin Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 It's for sure a mag for a swiss LMG25. I have two of these guns and a bunch of mags, they all look exactly like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPinFL Posted September 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Hello supertwin! Thanks for the info. What caliber is the LMG 25? Am not familiar with those, will do some research.How are things in Switzerland? Do you get to shoot your guns there? Thanks again BP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inertord Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 LMG 25 Swiss 7.5x55mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertwin Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Hi BP,as mentioned in the post above, caliber is 7.5x55, GP11 (Gewehrpatrone 11).It's a Adof Furrer system, very similar to a Luger. For me as a Swiss guy very interesting item, I have almost all of the Furrer guns in my collection. Furrer worked for the "Eidgenössische Waffenfabrik" for many years.Things are still pretty relaxed here as a collector, it's still easy to get full auto guns. To shoot them is more and more complicated in the last years since you have to get a special license every time and it's hard to find a shooting range wich permits use of automatic guns. So it's at least five years ago since I fired my machine guns last time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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