Original German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Display Machine Gun by J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl - dated 1918 German Machine Guns with brass mounts including hooked

with brass mounts including hooked butt plate

Magazines are not included

The sweatband is complete and in good condition

The shell has original period camouflage textured paint in yellow

This battle flag is totally original and is in excellent condition only with no discernible damage anywhere

Original German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Display Machine Gun by J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl - dated 1918 German Machine Guns with brass mounts including hookedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine example of the legendary German Maxim Maschinengewehr (Machine Gun) 08 15, known as the MG 08 15, complete with a very rare original bipod. This gun became, by far, the most common German machine gun deployed in World War I (Dolf Goldsmith, 1989) since it reached a full allocation of six guns per company or 72 guns per regiment in 1918. By that time, there were four times as many MG 08 15 light machine