Maxim MG

Maxim 08/15 belt-fed 8mm machine gun. This is the portable heavy machine gun used so effectively by the Germans in both WWI and WWII. This watercooled machine gun comes with an original 50 round drum, original drum bracket, original bipod and original steam port cover. Beware: most 08/15 Maxims have numerous reproduction parts. This one is original. The only reproduction part is the steam hose, and the original fussee spring cover appears to be reblued. Manufactured by Gewehrfabrik, the German government arsenal in Spandau in 1918, this Maxim machine gun appears to have all matching numbers except the lock. Even the drum bracket matches!!! This degree of matching numbers is almost never encountered! The gun is in excellent condition and is featured in the video "Machine Guns of Germany," made in the 1980's. Fully transferable, C&R and transfers to your dealer tax free. $14,500 SOLD December 2006