Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, W1502
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Circa 1918
Associated Notes
German Maxim MG 08/15 7.9 mm machine gun, WW1.
This gun was captured on the 1st April 1918 by the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Division, then operating in the area near La Signy Farm on the Somme.
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
01 Apr 1918
Period
Signature/marks
2016 (firearm serial number)
Media
Measurement Description
overall length: 1500 mm
height: 460 mm
depth: 250 mm
barrel length:
calibre: 7.9 mm
Measurement Reading
Classification
Last Update
11 Oct 2023
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