Barn find near Margraten Us Cemetery

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   This little pouch was found years ago on the attic of a hay store near the village Margraten (Netherlands).I got this pouch this afternoon from a good friend of my dad who lives there in the area.
This older gentleman found it cleaning up the attic of his farm.
this farm is only 2 Km away from the Us Cemetery in the town Margraten.
Content of the pouch see pictures.

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Superdort Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Feb 02 2020 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 83	Post Options Post Reply Quote Superdort Report Post Thanks(4) Quote Reply Topic: Barn find near Margraten Us Cemetery Posted: Jan 23 2021 at 3:46pm
	This little pouch was found years ago on the attic of a hay store near the village Margraten (Netherlands). I got this pouch this afternoon from a good friend of my dad who lives there in the area. This older gentleman found it cleaning up the attic of his farm. this farm is only 2 Km away from the Us Cemetery in the town Margraten. Content of the pouch see pictures.

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	Nice! Appreciate the share. Dutch villagers wait years to adopt US graves from World War II

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	Interesting combination. That recoil plate is polished, not a original finish. It was probably on one of the carbines that were used and refinished by the Bavarian or Austrians. The gas cylinder is not a piece that is replaceable. Quite possible it was removed from a carbine to render it a manual action. It seems that some countries have rules on civilian ownership of military rifles where certain features are not allowed. This to include semi-automatic operation. How is the magazine catch marked?
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Superdort Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Feb 02 2020 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 83	Post Options Post Reply Quote Superdort Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jan 24 2021 at 3:48pm
	Marking on the magazine catch is PR-B. When i am right this is a type 3 from IBM. See Picture. I called the gentleman this afternoon and asked him when he found it. He told me that it had come out in the early 1970s during a remodeling of the attic. At the time, it was put in a box that has now emerged in the process of cleaning up.

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Barbasol Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jan 24 2021 Location: The Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote Barbasol Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jan 25 2021 at 2:34pm
	That is a nice find. it is very rewarding to stay in touch with the elderly in our region because they are a source of history (and sometimes a nice gift). for example the my wife's uncle showed me a genuine copy of Mein Kampf, which his parents probably got at the time that the Germans were quatered in their farm.