The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 the gun have surface rust and both wooden pistol girps are missing.
The standard German heavy machine gun of the First World War. Officially adopted by the German Army in 1901 after extensive field trials which began in 1897 with a demonstration by the inventor Sir Hiram Maxim. The weapon was standardised in 1908 and was made in great numbers. It operated essentially on the same principal as the British Vickers machine gun. Although the MG 08 was a very effective weapon, it was considered to be too heavy on the sleigh-type mount and numerous lightened versions were developed.
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
Maxim MG08 heavy machine gun. The top cover plate is stamped with the serial number over MG08 SPANDAU 1917. This gun is complete with all parts including the ammunition bracket on the right side. It h
Maxim MG08 heavy machine gun. The top cover is stamped with the serial number MG08 Gwf SPANDAU 1917. The gun has overall surface rust and is missing the feed block and the oil brush out of the left si
German Maxim MG08 Heavy Machine Gun. Rectangular box section receiver with a water cooled jacket covering the barrel and has an armoured shield plate behind the cone muzzle. The top cover is marked wi
German Maxim MG08 Heavy Machine Gun. Rectangular box section receiver with a water cooled jacket covering the barrel and has an armoured shield plate behind the cone muzzle. The top cover is marked wi
German Maxim MG08/15 Light Machine Gun. The MG 08/15 Maxim light machine gun is a short recoil operated, water cooled, fully automatic, belt fed weapon. The operating system uses a two-part toggle loc
