TM08 Snail Drum Carrier on egun Autentic??

charly239 · 12-14-2009, 02:12 PM

hallo all

just saw on egun...is this wartime??

regards thomas

alanint · 12-14-2009, 02:40 PM

All the elements look period. I just wonder if this is for some other piece of kit and not for the Trommel.

George Anderson · 12-14-2009, 03:32 PM

It is correct for a TM08.

Vlim · 12-14-2009, 04:10 PM

There is a lot of reproduction stuff being made in and around Germany at the moment, so be careful. Ageing something like this isn't exactly rocket science.

Mauser 712 · 12-15-2009, 03:20 PM

It looks suspicious to me. The stitching is wrong, especially the way the leather straps are stitched to the canvas.

alanint · 12-15-2009, 04:38 PM

Could you elaborate on the stitching? What do you see wrong with it?

This stitching looks exactly like how the leather straps are done on an original MP40 mag pouch I own. Granted, my pouch is WW2, but certainly was made according to certain goverment specs.

George Anderson · 12-16-2009, 06:40 AM

I must correct my earlier remark and agree with Daniel. It looks correct except for the stitching. The straps should be secured with box stitching with one diagonal line through the box. I attach photos of two of mine.

klaus 3338 · 12-17-2009, 12:09 PM

Because of the stiches I think that the egun is a fake (99%). The backside photo would help.
The stiches on the leather parts are not ok.
George, you are showing nice examples. I wonder a bit because of the loops of this one without the buttons.
Regards Klaus

12-14-2009, 02:12 PM	#1
charly239 User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 211 Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts	TM08 Snail Drum Carrier on egun Autentic?? hallo all just saw on egun...is this wartime?? regards thomas Attached Images

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George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,772 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	I must correct my earlier remark and agree with Daniel. It looks correct except for the stitching. The straps should be secured with box stitching with one diagonal line through the box. I attach photos of two of mine. Attached Thumbnails

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alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	All the elements look period. I just wonder if this is for some other piece of kit and not for the Trommel.

12-14-2009, 03:32 PM	#3
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,772 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	It is correct for a TM08.

12-14-2009, 04:10 PM	#4
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,034 Thanks: 1,020 Thanked 3,882 Times in 1,186 Posts	There is a lot of reproduction stuff being made in and around Germany at the moment, so be careful. Ageing something like this isn't exactly rocket science.

12-15-2009, 03:20 PM	#5
Mauser 712 User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 42 Thanks: 3 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	It looks suspicious to me. The stitching is wrong, especially the way the leather straps are stitched to the canvas.

12-15-2009, 04:38 PM	#6
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Could you elaborate on the stitching? What do you see wrong with it? This stitching looks exactly like how the leather straps are done on an original MP40 mag pouch I own. Granted, my pouch is WW2, but certainly was made according to certain goverment specs.

12-17-2009, 12:09 PM	#8
klaus 3338 User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 513 Thanks: 0 Thanked 395 Times in 156 Posts	Because of the stiches I think that the egun is a fake (99%). The backside photo would help. The stiches on the leather parts are not ok. George, you are showing nice examples. I wonder a bit because of the loops of this one without the buttons. Regards Klaus