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American Cal. .30 / .50 Machine Gun Cradle 🇺🇸💥 Here’s an awesome piece of WWII history recovered right next to the Operation Market Garden DZ/LZs! This is a machine gun mount “cradle”, used to fit either a Cal. .30 or Cal. .50 machine gun—often mounted on vehicles or gliders for transport. We found it together with some Waco glider parts, and just a few meters away, in another dump pit, I uncovered a few linked Cal. .50 cartridges. Something definitely happened in that spot — maybe a quick de