WTS: German 8mm Maxim MG08 NFA C&R Machine Gun on Sled $19999

[tranham 2]

German DWM 1918 Maxim Mg08 with Quad mount

Comes with Quad mount, 1 spare barrel, 2 spare locks, sled tools, 1 belt

Nice original finish German heavy maxim including original paint on water jacket. Shoots well.

Contact Robert 615-418-2073 / tranham@hotmail.com

Listing part of a lifetime collection of NFA for a friend.

$19999

 Terms are 100% down. Buyer pays transfer tax and shipping costs. Buyer may take gun less receiver and accessories as soon as money clears upon request.

Pictures

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hre1g7j5p8tqnrn/AABRrTw2eSz6BGq9jpfqRZs6a?dl=0

From firstworldwar.com

“With a number of variations of the Maschinengewehr 08 produced during the First World War, it was the German Army's standard machine gun and comprised an almost direct copy of Hiram S. Maxim's original 1884 Maxim Gun.

 

 

Like the Maxim Gun the Maschinengewehr 08 (or MG08) - so-named after its year of adoption, 1908 (itself based upon an earlier 1901 model) - was water-cooled (via a jacket around the barrel which held approximately one gallon) and could reach a firing rate of up to 400 7.92mm rounds from a 250-round fabric belt per minute, although sustained firing would lead to over-heating.

 

The MG08, like the Maxim Gun, operated on the basis of a toggle lock; once cocked and fired the MG08 would continue firing rounds until the trigger was released.  Its practical range was estimated at some 2,200 yards up to an extreme range of 4,000 yards.

 

The MG08 was mounted on a sledge ('Schlitten') which was ferried between locations either on carts or else carried above men's shoulders in the manner of a stretcher.

 

When war began in August 1914 approximately 12,000 MG08s were available to battlefield units; production, at numerous factories, was however markedly ramped up during wartime.  In 1914 some 200 fresh MG08s were produced each month; by 1916 - once the device had established itself as the pre-eminent defensive battlefield weapon - the number had increased to 3,000; and a year later to a remarkable 14,400 per month.”

[BRMCII 10]

Appears to me that the serial number has been altered from the factory number. It is evident in the of the serial number pic that the original serial number was welded over and another number stamped below the weld. What, if anything, do you know about this? This issue was pointed out to me by a customer of mine who is interested in purchasing the gun but is concerned about the altered serial number and the possibility that it is actually a remanufactured 08. Paperwork implies that it is C+R due to the entry in the importer/manufacturer box. TIA

Edited 9 Mar 2016 by BRMCII

[tranham 2]

phone number in ad bob.  Give me a call and I will tell you everything I know