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Description: | 1. DEUTSCHE WAFFEN-UND MUNITIONSFABRIKEN BERLIN 1914
2. 8mm. Masch.-Gew. 1908
3. 24.9.16 LITTLE WIGBOROUGH ESSEX. TOP PLATFORM FORWARD MACHINE GUN FROM CAPTURED ZEPPELIN L33.
The standard German machine-gun of the First World War, the MG08 was a water-cooled weapon employing the Maxim system of operation (see FIR 8095).
The version of the MG 08 adopted by the German Navy differed in minor details from the Army version (see FIR 9295), largely intended to make it more suitable for use from shipboard mounts. Navy MG 08s were also used to arm Zeppelin airships, which had naval crews.
This particular weapon is the top platform forward machine-gun from the Zeppelin L33, shot down on 24 September 1916 at Little Wigborough in Essex. It has a stowage bracket fitted to the left of the receiver, which was unique to guns issued for use on Zeppelins.
stowage bracket attached to left of body
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken, Berlin | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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