Original German WWI Maxim MG08 Anti-Aircraft Spider Sight - Early Model British Bayonets at the Battle of Richmond

at the Battle of Richmond

a design not seen since the Japanese Type II machine pistol

These slings also fit our 3rd Model Brown Bess muskets

feed block

The shovelheads have a distinctive five-rivet configuration

Original German WWI Maxim MG08 Anti-Aircraft Spider Sight - Early Model British Bayonets at the Battle of RichmondOriginal Item: World War One was the first conflict in which Aircraft played a significant role. As technology progressed all weapons had to be updated and in the case of Maxim (and Vickers) Machine Guns Anti Aircraft sights had to be retro fitted to many existing weapons. See "The Devil's Paintbrush" by Dolf Goldsmith page 215 for photographic examples both on MG 08 and MG 08 15 models. When declared as surplus by the Turkish Army in 1994, IMA