Original German MG 08 Maxim WWI Turkish Produced Export Pattern Ring Mount Tripod - Brass and Steel Construction U.S. Grenades The reverse bears the "Old

The reverse bears the "Old Head" of Queen Victoria

and shows signs of faithful use

All signals are executed as soon as they are understood

From bases in the Dutch East Indies

Original German MG 08 Maxim WWI Turkish Produced Export Pattern Ring Mount Tripod - Brass and Steel Construction U.S. Grenades The reverse bears the "OldOriginal Item: Only one available. The Maschinengewehr 08, or MG08, was the German Army's standard machine gun in World War One and is an adoption of Hiram S. Maxim's original 1884 Maxim Gun. It was produced in a number of variants during the war. The MG 08 remained in service until the outbreak of World War II due to shortages of its successors, the MG 13 Dreyse and the MG34. It was retired from front line service by 1942. The Maschinengewehr 08 (or