Original German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Display Machine Gun Serial 6600 by J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl - dated 1918 NATION the Parachute and Glider elements

the Parachute and Glider elements established temporary first aid posts in the immediate vicinity of the LZs and began treatment of casualties

and was disbanded afterwards

Standard size of Bag: 22 x 17 cm (8 5/8" x 6 6/8")

Early in 1917 the regiment was disbanded and its personnel were transferred to the 2nd Line regiment and the 4th (Reserve) Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment at Halton Park

hinomaru or “meatball” national flag on the left and the army "rising sun" flag with rayed sun on the right and has a gold gilt rim

Original German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Display Machine Gun Serial 6600 by J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl - dated 1918 NATION the Parachute and Glider elementsOriginal 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. 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 guns than heavy MG 08 machine guns in