Original German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Display Machine Gun Serial 6600 by J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl - dated 1918 Sten Gun During the early years of

During the early years of the Cold War

and measuring approximately 8

the original rubber pull tab

the Patter 1839

and inspector stamp “E

Original German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Display Machine Gun Serial 6600 by J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl - dated 1918 Sten Gun During the early years ofOriginal 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