Book: MG 34-42 German Universal Machine Guns Price_$-050 - $200 The force occupying "The Rose

The force occupying "The Rose Garden" was designated Task Force Delta

This flat version was replaced by the pointed Mk 3 cone to minimize the kind of damage illustrated in these three samples

It was replaced instead with a simple white line painted up the length of the barrel

The company produced over a million Mk4 oilers during WW1

Style of shaft may vary slightly in size and shape

Book: MG 34-42 German Universal Machine Guns Price_$-050 - $200 The force occupying "The RoseBy the Norwegian Collector Folke Myrvang this 496 page hard cover work is the definitive work on these two high profile Machine Guns of the Third Reich. Well researched with 646 illustrations a must for the WWII Collector!