Original German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Display Machine Gun Serial 6600 by J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl - dated 1918 Sten Gun AH challenged all able-bodied boys

AH challenged all able-bodied boys age 16 and up to compete for the award

Only the lining is missing from the crown of this kepi which is otherwise in excellent overall condition

the original rubber pull tab

and inspector stamp “E

Original German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Display Machine Gun Serial 6600 by J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl - dated 1918 Sten Gun AH challenged all able-bodied boysOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine example of the legendary German Maxim Maschinengewehr (Machine Gun) 08 15, known as the MG 08 15. This gun became, by far, the most common German machine gun deployed in World War I (Dolf Goldsmith, 1989) since it reached a full allocation of six guns per company or 72 guns per regiment in 1918. By that time, there were four times as many MG 08 15 light machine guns than heavy MG 08 machine guns in