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Misleading

The 2nd source (in Lithuanian) actually talks about the WWII era MG 17, which was made by Rheinmetall from their MG 15. The MG numbers were reset between the wars. The WWI Parabellum MG 17 and the WWII Rheinmetall MG 17 are not the same gun, nor are they related in a substantive way. Someone not using his real name (talk) 15:10, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I'm not sure the Lithuanian site is reliable enough, because there's no other mention of this MG 17 supposedly derived from the MG 15. Someone not using his real name (talk) 15:17, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, there existed a Rheinmetall MG 17 (MG 17 machine gun), but using indeed a different mechanism. See Chinn, vol. IV, page 245 for the Rheinmetall MG 17 diagram. Someone not using his real name (talk) 16:23, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]