Doppelschußgeber?

[Nick Beale]

I found references to this in a Bundesarchiv document about bottlenecks in production. It was clearly a component of automatic weapons such as the MG 131 but can anyone say what the part would be called in English?

The literal translation —"double shot giver" — suggests a part of the feed mechanism but doesn't sound like a proper technical term.

[Matti Salonen]

It is not a part of the feed mechanism, but simply a unit that prevents shooting own propeller. It will give a signal to electric fuse (Doppel = for two MG) when firing is allowable, i.e. bullets will fly between the propeller blades. Maybe based on that you can find an English word for this unit.

Matti

[Chris Goss]

Or DSG=synchroniser for two guns

[Nick Beale]

Thanks Matti and Chris. My German dictionary from school didn't cover that!