German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 2 (Well Marked) Spanish Military Equipment or don't clean it

or don't clean it

and possibly Nepalese markings as well

New Made Item: Probably the most rare of all WWI Steel Helmets only 5

To prevent injury to the gunner

The TA-43/PT does not have these features

German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 2 (Well Marked) Spanish Military Equipment or don't clean itOriginal Item: Proper seating of cartridges in machine gun belts has always been important to prevent jams. This is especially true of the fabric belts used widely in WW1. IMA has a few German Maxim seating gauges. The base of the cartridge should reach to the bottom of the large rectangular notch while the two tapered pins fit into the two rivets nearest the edge of the belt. The gauge is shown in Dolf Goldsmith? s The Devil? s Paintbrush, 2002