Imperial German WWI MG 08 Maxim Machine Gun Sled Mount - High Quality Replica Russian Field Gear either for training or for

either for training or for police use

the same date written in the Silver Star citation for 1st Lieutenant Francis Xavier Smith

There is no provision for ram rod

HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG

Only one CS machine rifle is known to have survived in a Prague museum

Imperial German WWI MG 08 Maxim Machine Gun Sled Mount - High Quality Replica Russian Field Gear either for training or forHigh Quality Replica Item: Only One Available. The MG 08 was usually issued on a sled type mount of adjustable height, called the Schlittenlafette 08 (Sled Carriage 08). This mount allowed the gun to be dragged through the battlefield, or to be carried like a stretcher by two or more soldiers. The mount was provided with traverse and elevation mechanisms with rough and fine adjustments. While somewhat popular during the war, they were already obsolete