The practice went back at least as early as the MG 08
Sudaev continued to experiment with improvements for his submachine gun
each in original WWII dated packaging
These Original Tulwar battle swords fell into this category and as a result some enterprising Indian exporter had all the swords enthusiastically cleaned and each fitted with a new black canvas covered wood scabbard declaring them all as modern replicas
that these were modified for use with the German WW2 LMG model MG 42
Original British WWI & WWII Mk4 Brass Oil Bottle- Jenkins Mfr. MG 34 Ammo Storage The practice went back atOriginal Item: Henry Jenkins & Sons, Ltd., Unity Works, was located on Victoria Street in Birmingham, UK. The company produced over a million Mk4 oilers during WW1. Output was inspected by a branch of the inspection office at the Birmingham Small Arms plant, thus the inspection mark includes the italic B. The manufacturers symbol, H. J&S,is stamped on the base of the oiler, along with the Ordnance broad arrow.