German MG08 WWI Maxim MG08 Double Barrel Carrier: Steel Construction Edged Weapons To facilitate storage and delivery

To facilitate storage and delivery of these additional barrels they were transported to the front lines in custom made high quality carriers

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Most components show POST WAR DATES

as photographed with adjustable bipod and cup buttplate with shoulder rest of the very early war years

German MG08 WWI Maxim MG08 Double Barrel Carrier: Steel Construction Edged Weapons To facilitate storage and deliveryOriginal Item: During WW1 the standard issue for every MG08 Machine Gun machine gun was four spare. However, with the chaos of trench warfare it was quickly realized that great numbers of additional barrels were required. To facilitate storage and delivery of these additional barrels they were transported to the front lines in custom made high quality carriers. These carriers, each able to contain 2 barrels each, were purchased by IMA in Turkey in