Original Imperial German WWI MG 08/15 Muzzle Booster with Great Markings - Rare Japanese Helmets probably from someone trying to

probably from someone trying to use it as a screwdriver in service

The feed system is a bolt action

The haft socket is nearly 1" inch in diameter indicating that this was for a lance as opposed to a spear

re-flagged as USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria

When white police beat and arrested a black private who tried to intervene during a violent

Original Imperial German WWI MG 08/15 Muzzle Booster with Great Markings - Rare Japanese Helmets probably from someone trying toOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Maschinengewehr 08, or MG 08, was the German Army's standard machine gun in World War I and is an adaption of Hiram S. Maxim's original 1884 Maxim gun. It was produced in a number of variants during the war. The MG 08 served during World War II as a heavy machine gun in many German infantry divisions, although by the end of the war it had mostly been relegated to second rate fortress units. This is an excellent