The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A Maxim MG08 machine gun on a sleigh mount, which was captured along with the whole of the 6th German Machine Gun Company.
Four unidentified Australians pose with some German weapons captured by the 13th Battalion during the Battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918. The weapons are, right to left: a Maxim MG 08/15 light machine gun
Maxim MG08 heavy machine gun. The receiver cover plate has the number 2 painted on the top. The fusee spring cover is engraved MASCH.GEW SPANDAU 1915 GEWEHRFABRIK within an oval. The metal parts of th
German Maxim MG08/15 Machine Gun mounting bracket attached to a brass cone shape pivot post. The steel top mount has a button lock clip and is designed to fit a German MG08/15 machine gun onto a Vicke
Maxim MG08 heavy machine gun. The receiver top cover is stamped with the serial number, MG08 Gwf SPANDAU 1917. The barrel water jacket is painted grey. The gun is complete with an armoured front barre
German Maxim MG08 Heavy Machine Gun and Sledge Mount. This gun was captured on 31 August 1918 at Bouchavesnes, France by Private George Cartwright, 33rd Infantry Battalion, AIF. The citation for the
TURKISH SOLDIERS LIE DEAD BESIDE THEIR MACHINE GUN, A GERMAN MAXIM 7.92MM MODEL 1908 (MG08) HEAVY MACHINE GUN. (DONOR R. TIMPERLEY)
