Original German WWII MG 42 Sidecar or Vehicle Mount - Maker Coded with Waffenamt Manufacture Type_New Made Items as clearly indicated by the

as clearly indicated by the date on the side of the case: 11-44

Perkins ended up as British Naval Commander and died in 1815

Eighth Air Force in WWII

The handle has a US stamp at the end

Original German WWII MG 42 Sidecar or Vehicle Mount - Maker Coded with Waffenamt Manufacture Type_New Made Items as clearly indicated by theOriginal item: Only One Available. This is just the mounting bracket that actually marries the MG 42 Light Machine Gun to the mounting pipe on a WW2 Motorcycle sidecar or Vehicle. It is absolutely original and bears a Waffenamt inspection stamp and the German maker Code: ecy, which stands for: "Fouquet & Franz AG, Maschinen U Schraubenfabr., Rottenburg am Neckar." They manufactured various mounts for machine guns, including the much sought after