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machine gun

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  • Other Name

    MG 08 medium machine gun

    Spandau Maxim 08 medium machine gun

  • Description

    German Spandau MG 08, WW1

    7.92mm calibre; recoil operated, water cooled machine-gun; with armour & sledge mount and two spare barrels in case, Maxim 08 lock.

    markings: SPANDAU 1917

    serial number: 1653

    number on feedblock: 11180

    Maxim lock marked: 1653 / 6644 / A

    manufacturer Gewehrfabrik, Spandau, Germany, 1917

    Missing parts listed in 2002: front barrel cover armour plate & maxim lock; sledge mount-barrel tool; 2 spare locks.

    Maxim lock located in storage, 8.12.2014

  • Place
    Spandau/Germany
  • Accession Date
    1952
  • Other Id

    W1498 (war)

    1995x2.68 (temporary accession number)

    1653 (serial no)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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