Original U.S. WWII Browning Model 1918 Belt Filling Machine Loader with Transit Chest Japanese Replica B-29 Superfortresses flew bombing missions

B-29 Superfortresses flew bombing missions over Korea from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa

This code corresponds to Wilhelm von Hagen Metallwarenfabrik

British military drills of the time required soldiers to tear open by biting open the prepared cartridge

it has eight segments of snake rather than the traditional 13 colonies

the first American soldier to be so honoured

Original U.S. WWII Browning Model 1918 Belt Filling Machine Loader with Transit Chest Japanese Replica B-29 Superfortresses flew bombing missionsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Genuine USGI Browning Belt Loading Machine (Model of 1918). All steel construction, complete with the vertical feed chute and wood transit chest measuring 12 1 2" x 8 1 2" x 6 1 2". The feed chute or cartridge guide is the part that installs on top of the machine that the rounds are dropped into. Appears to be complete and functional, however, we have not tested it. Condition overall is very good, shows age, but more