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dimension
Length, in
46.3
Length, ft
3.8583333333
Length, cm
117.602
Height, in
0
Height, cm
0
Height, ft
0
Weight, g
4082.4
Weight, oz
144
Weight, lb
9
Detail Info
Object ID
2007.063.001
Access Number
2007.063
Subjects
Object Name
Gun, Machine
Other Name
Maxim MG 08/15 Machine Gun
Status
Material
Steel
Provenance
Location
Origin
Caption
Date
Status Date
Note
Dimension Notes
Total weight: 69 kg (152.1 lbs) with water, 65 kg (143.3 lbs) without water.
Gun Body: 26.5 kb (58.4 lbs), Water & container: 4 kg (8.8 lbs)
Tripod: 38.5 kg (84.9 lbs)
From Wikipedia
Condition Notes
FEATURE INFO
Artifact Type
Object
Objet
Category
History
Histoire
Collection
FIREARMS & ORDNANCE
ARMES À FEU ET MUNITIONS
Maxim MG 08/15 Machine Gun
Maxim, MG 08 Machine gun. [German 7.92 mm SN 4008 637D (?) missing Sled mount and many parts. Faint capture marking on right side of cooling jacket.
This was the standard German machine gun of WW I. It is a water cooled, fully automatic belt fed machine gun.
Possibly Manufactured by DWM
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