Original German WWI Maxim MG 08 Display Gun with Optical Sight on Sled Mount - Dated 1917 MG 13 entering production in 1952

entering production in 1952

The "ball" is approx

It made large-scale use of airborne forces

Constructed of a wool exterior with a cotton inner lining

to be exact) to hang extra gear on

Original German WWI Maxim MG 08 Display Gun with Optical Sight on Sled Mount - Dated 1917 MG 13 entering production in 1952Original Item: Only One Available. These have become very hard to find. This original German WW1 MG 08 water cooled Maxim machine gun was The Grim Reaper" of the First World War. This fine example is totally inert having been rebuilt to BATF specifications. This Maxim has survived because it did not see much service in WWI being made in the final years of the conflict. It comes with an original optical scope mounted to the left side of the receiver.