Original German WWI 1917 Maxim MG 08 Display Gun by Spandau with Original Sled Mount U.S. Uniforms sand and salt water corrosion

sand and salt water corrosion destroyed them

and the copper "drag" on the is in good shape

The cap nipples appear solid and are clear

Fußartillerie (Foot Artillery) Regiments

we luckily found just one original instruction manual

Original German WWI 1917 Maxim MG 08 Display Gun by Spandau with Original Sled Mount U.S. Uniforms sand and salt water corrosionOriginal Item: One of a kind. Opportunities like this do not come along very often at all, and this may in fact be a once in a lifetime opportunity. German Maxim Maschinengewehr 08 (Machine Gun 08 or MG 08) display guns on original sled mounts are nearly impossible to find on the market. This genuine German WW1 MG 08 water cooled Maxim machine gun was "The Grim Reaper" of the First World War. We usually on see these once every few years, and now we