MG1918

Note super artillery lugers!

100 rd ammo belts for the MG08/15. Apparently there are 2 examples of manufacture - WWI and post WWI. Post WWI often have extensions sewn in - can anyone confirm? Mark

Ammo box view.

Not often we see images of the standard trench mount in use. Mark http://

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=193&u=15862032 Post WWI image of captured MG08 with Belgian Army.

Just an update but no suprises really. I still have not found the UK Register but the Canadian one still exists. It seems as far as NZ and Australia are concerned massive amounts of captured war booty from WWI has been destroyed by the Govt 'buy-back' mechanisms. The prices were so high that an incredible amount was handed in and literally destoyed. Stories have emerged of large pits/drains/wells being filled, crates dumped at sea and normal 'metal cutting' and melting. It seems the erasure of so much MG material in NZ and Australia has made the German MGs very rare in those 2 countries, and inevitably the prces are very very high when they do surface. Maybe I should offer a table of most costly to lowest price but I am still always amazed at how expensive WWI German MGs are in Germany! Does anybody know anything about the alleged warehoses in Russia containing stil so much captured items, from both world wars? Mark

Chris some considerations before buying? 1. Correctly deactivated and to what standard, or even untouched? 2. Origin ie US dummy side plate? 3. Complete with all parts or basic body? Price valuation depends upon all these things but there are at least 3 in Canada I am aware of for sale, and some pieces are being repro'd. In Uk we have seen in the past 4 months 6 for sale and all vary consierably in price. Mark

Note pouches.

Water Connectors - there are many different patterns and I hope to find an example of each one, but can anyone give a date when the round water drum was replaced by the normal 'ammo box shape water cannister? http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy237/MarkFinneran/MGancilliaries/hungry022.jpg"]http://

Pattern of trench mount for MG08. Still bloody heavy!!!!

A collector's dream :>)

Your wife is a wonderful rare lady Tony. I just know my wife would wonder off..and just not come back Mark

Posts will show the different patterns of bipods, of which there are 3 main types.

08/15

Ought to show images of the real users!!! Period postcards are a fantastic means of seeing these items in combat conditions but of cse are the collector's nightmare when viewing tll the accessories and parts scattered around! Mark

Photo number 4 at 12.10 hrs is Canadian war booty! Mark

Phew at least one ally! In my limited experience Brian the item at least almost always requires some stabilising and/or further rust deterioation. I am not a scientist but some French 'diggers' use an acid to halt the rust and actually enables some pretty amazing cleaning. However that does make it go black. So unless any of the members know a way to halt decay without changing the colour I for one would love to know. My new good condition butt stock on this one will give way to a more ''used'' condition when I find one so i do understand that in terms of true representation it is false. At the end of the day the black spray paint I use (for outside gates) can always come off. Mark

Have a few more relics to show but they are currently under 'restoration' processes. If anyone is interested in a vickers MG relic pse email and I will display, but i am intentionally keeping my threads to Imperial!!! Mark

I don't have many postcards showing captured German MGs in the Allies possession so it would be terrific if others could show what they have. Similarly any images of the excellent German soldier using WWI Allied wpns would be of great interest too. Considering the images of how many MGs the French captured and put on display I wonder where they all went!!! Mark