WWI Ground Maxim Machine Guns

[Mark Finneran]

2 views from the 'working end' of the MG08 and large gunners shield.

 

[ordnance]

Mark,

I certainly enjoy this thread but cannot add much regarding the Maxims. I used to own an 08/15 but that was 40 years ago and it was traded away for a Thompson SMG.

Most of my guns are U.S. Military from the WWII period but there is one early one in the collection that might be appropriate for this discussion. This a Colt M1895 Potato Digger in .30-40 Krag that was sold in 1904 in Telluride, Colorado. It was purchased by a gold mine during the strikes and labor unrest that swept Colorado in 1903-1904.

These were used to protect the mines and mills from militant strikers of the Western Federation of Miners. A very interesting period of labor relations and an unusual machine gun with no military connection, just commercial use.

 

[Dronic69]

Dronic69 huge thanks for posting. Nice museum display but someone should tell them that the wooden butt stock of their German MG08/15 has been put on upside down!!
Mark

Good Spot!

I thought something didn't look quite right............I'll post the rest of the photos from the visit in other thread.
Cheers

 

[Mark Finneran]

skeleton drill purpose instructional MG08/15

 

[Mark Finneran]

nice 'captured' views

 

[Mark Finneran]

Here are some images of my battle damaged sled. There are a number of areas that have been damaged by either small arms fire or shell fragments. Still a reasonable amount of original paint left too.
Mark

 

[Mark Finneran]

some damaged...but all captured.

 

[Mark Finneran]

other images of dead and/or captured ground maxims.

 

[Mark Finneran]

some more images of relic damaged MG08.

 

[Mark Finneran]

some examples of the standard MG08 optic sight known as the ZF12.

 

[Mark Finneran]

Two views of an early machine gunners field tool box.

 

[Mark Finneran]

Nice view of the MG08/15. Period images show more often its use with the 250 rd ammo belt. So any imagery of the 100 rd belt and trommel most welcome please.
Mark

ps the MG08 and MG08/15 threads are now combined in case anyone was wondering where they had gone.:tinysmile_shy_t:

 

[Mark Finneran]

Another 08/15 example


Great view of the water can, condenser and trommel.

 

[Mark Finneran]

2 new postcards for viewing.

 

[Mark Finneran]

Sorry for the loss of so many images, something has happened with Photobucket!!!!!:tinysmile_hmm_t2:

 

[Mark Finneran]

I have investigated and see that Photobucket now charge for 3rd party uploading. SPOTTER huge thanks for reversing many of the images so that they can still be seen. I will use the BOCN system from now on and retrieve those missing images. Looking forward to other members contributing to this thread, AND, I encourage all to become Premium Members!! Mark

 

[Mark Finneran]

excellent image of the standard trench mount, with the troops busily cleaning!!

 

[Mark Finneran]

Thanks SPOTTER. SPOTTER has kindly removed the 'offending' PHOTOBUCKET imagery on this thread. I will now re-build with Ground Maxim material. Thanks again.
Mark

 

[minen]

Hello,

Nice thread !
Here are some photos.

Flieger MG




Deutsch Baltischen Landeswehr (Wenden Schlacht, 1919) :

 

[minen]

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