Original German MG 08 Maxim WWI Turkish Produced Ring Mount Tripod New Items In heavy fighting the regiment

In heavy fighting the regiment cleared the west bank of the Roer River by 9 December

well after sunrise

Clearly the Germans in WWII used these items as well

with all buckles and straps present and functional

There is a section missing next to the barrel tang

Original German MG 08 Maxim WWI Turkish Produced Ring Mount Tripod New Items In heavy fighting the regimentOriginal Item: Only one available. The Maschinengewehr 08, or MG08, was the German Army's standard machine gun in World War One and is an adoption of Hiram S. Maxim's original 1884 Maxim Gun. It was produced in a number of variants during the war. The MG 08 remained in service until the outbreak of World War II due to shortages of its successors, the MG 13 Dreyse and the MG34. It was retired from front line service by 1942. The Maschinengewehr 08 (or