Original German WWI Maxim MG08 Anti-Aircraft Spider Sight - Stamped Late Model Hand Select:No such 1945 dated examples are

such 1945 dated examples are extremely difficult to find on the market

t find a reference to this firm in the standard sources

Each battle worn belt still retains most of the olive green preservative paint/wax used in the WW2 Southeast Asian Theater

M-1878/1904 issue canvas haversacks from the Spanish American war

Original German WWI Maxim MG08 Anti-Aircraft Spider Sight - Stamped Late Model Hand Select:No such 1945 dated examples areOriginal Item: World War One was the first conflict in which Aircraft played a significant role. As technology progressed all weapons had to be updated and in the case of Maxim (and Vickers) Machine Guns Anti Aircraft sights had to be retro fitted to many existing weapons. See "The Devil's Paintbrush" by Dolf Goldsmith page 215 for photographic examples both on MG 08 and MG 08 15 models. When declared as surplus by the Turkish Army in 1994, IMA