MG 51
MG 51 is a general-purpose machine gun or firearm model.
Also recorded as MG51
MG 51
Wikimedia Commons user TheBernFiles. · Own photograph. Shot at the Army Days 2006 (Heerestage 2006) in Thun. · Public domain
- Field
- general-purpose machine gun
- Region
- Switzerland
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MG 51 is a general-purpose machine gun or firearm model.
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It is associated with Switzerland. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.
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- Switzerland
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