Imperial German WWI MG 08 Maxim Machine Gun Sled Mount - High Quality Replica Russian Field Gear this set is dated 1943

this set is dated 1943 and is serial numbered 545904

HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG

There is no provision for ram rod

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

S&W had also angered the Russians by selling arms to Turkey and Japan

Imperial German WWI MG 08 Maxim Machine Gun Sled Mount - High Quality Replica Russian Field Gear this set is dated 1943High 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