[Dave D.]

...And no matter how I tighten the shield strain screw, it still does it. I remember a thread about how to cure this, but an hour spent in the archives couldn't find it. Anyone remember how ?

 

[Dave S]

crush washer maybe? I'm not fortunate enough to have one, but that rings a bell.

 

[barrelxchange]

You need the shield clip, it mounts on top of the jacket trunion in that obscure hole in front of the top cover mount. It keeps the shield from moving forward. IF I remenber I'll take a pic of mine this weekend

Troy

 

[30calmachinegunner]

I am assuming you are trying to use the shield with the 1919, there is the problem, the shield is designed for use with 1910 Maxim and as Troy said there are some spring steel pieces on the maxim, just behind the water jacket that keep the shield in place. I am pretty sure something could be fabricated to hold the shield in place on the 1919 but I haven't looked at it yet.

 

[IMBLITZVT]

The easy answer is to buy another parts kit... I 1910 Maxim kit... and put it on the mount... Thats what I did.

The shield does not ever really work with the 1919... except maybe if you buy someones conversion piece that also holds your ammo can or something like that.

 

[Dave D.]

...Thanks fella's. I spent all morning contemplating whether to get a Maxim kit and have Midwest finish it, but the $4k it would cost would probably break me. Yes, I plan to use a 1919 in the Sokolov and if somebody fabricates a shield-hold-up-gazinit piece, I'm up to buying it. Until then, it's probably duct tape ( But authentic, WWII RUSSIAN duct tape ) and I'll just point out to visitors how darn rare that tape is.

 

[Dave D.]

...And I'll tell them that only Coles has that tape ; Gary bought it from the Zhukov family at an estate sale. He'll sell it, but you gotta talk directly to him !

 

[1919_4_ME]

I make a custom 1919/Soko mount that allows the shield to travel up and down with your 1919.Let me know if you need one

 

[Dave D.]

1919 4 me, yours was the first place I went to looking for the part. I've got your set-up for the MG 42 AA tripod and like it. But I found that the 100 rnd ammo box that IMA sells, the one that the pin holds to the left side of the receiver, works and looks great. All I want is a "device" that keeps the shield from flopping forward. There's got to be a heap of guys with a4's and sokolov's that need the same thing ( hint hint ). A guy like me, with 5 thumbs on each hand, oughtn' t to be fabricating anything himself.

 

[1919_4_ME]

1919 4 me, yours was the first place I went to looking for the part. I've got your set-up for the MG 42 AA tripod and like it. But I found that the 100 rnd ammo box that IMA sells, the one that the pin holds to the left side of the receiver, works and looks great. All I want is a "device" that keeps the shield from flopping forward. There's got to be a heap of guys with a4's and sokolov's that need the same thing ( hint hint ). A guy like me, with 5 thumbs on each hand, oughtn' t to be fabricating anything himself.

Dave,
If you dont get anything for it in a week or two I should have something for it by then.I'll make a simple solution for it so you dont have to use a complete adapter.

 

[Dave D.]

...Thanks.