Original Items: Very Few Available. GRADE 2 Condition. Will have defects. ALL SALES FINAL (non-returnable). Original WWII era manufacture. Wonderful MG-13 steel Magazine Box in its original factory-applied paint. Just recently uncovered from a forgotten area of the IMA warehouse!

The overall condition is quite nice. The cans are grade 2 meaning they will have defects and broken components such as; scratches, dents, broken handles, broken latches or missing pieces altogether such as the dividers. Original internal dividers are still intact.

These will make fantastic display pieces and will not last long in our inventory so act fast! Comes more than ready for display.

MG-13
The MG 13 was introduced into service in 1930, where it served as the standard light machine gun until 1935. It was superseded by the MG 34 and then later the MG 42.

An unusual feature of the MG 13 was its double-crescent trigger, which provided select fire capability without the need for a fire mode selector switch. Pressing the upper segment of the trigger produced semi-automatic fire, while holding the lower segment of the trigger produced fully automatic fire. It also fired from a closed bolt.

MG 13s were sold to Spain where they retained the designation of MG13 and to Portugal which used them into the late 1940s as the Metralhadora 7,92 mm m/1938 Dreyse. Those MG 13's that were not sold but rather were placed into storage later saw use in World War II by second line German units. As it was easy to handle and reload, many second line troops could use the MG 13 with efficiency.

On later examples a 75-round saddle drum was also used. It was equipped with a folding butt stock and a carrying handle. It was used in the turret of the Panzer I tank.

The Chinese Nationalist Government also imported the MG 13 with the Panzer I Ausf A. tanks from Germany in 1936. The MG 13 was also used against the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.[citation needed] Portugal used it as squad automatic weapon during Portuguese Colonial War, under the name m/938.