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

Commanding

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

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

The rear face has a ring of laurels around the edge

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