MG-42 / M53 Barrel Door w/Rivets, *Used*

Original Yugoslavian M53 barrel door (barrel gate) complete w/rivets, *Used*.

Sold as an assembly (as pictured).
Removed from Yugoslavian M53 machine guns.
Keeps the barrel secure in the receiver when locked to the rear, allows barrel to be changed out quickly when opened.
These are original Yugoslavian made M53 parts as used during the Balkan Wars.
The WWII German designed M53/ MG 42/ MG 3 series machine guns are currently used in military service around the world.