Original German WWI Maxim MG 08 Display Gun by Spandau dated 1917 with Sled Mount dated 1918 Receivers Constructed of 100% genuine black

Constructed of 100% genuine black leather with steel fixtures including U

We do not know if it functions though it does appear to operate normally

This P-1899 Saber has a slightly curved blade

and is marked WILKINSON / PALL MALL / LONDON

pushing the breech block (with fresh cartridge above and fired case below both held in in the T-slot) forward

Original German WWI Maxim MG 08 Display Gun by Spandau dated 1917 with Sled Mount dated 1918 Receivers Constructed of 100% genuine blackOriginal Item: One of a kind. Opportunities like this do not come along very often at all, and this may in fact be a once in a lifetime opportunity. MG08 Machine guns on original sled mounts are nearly impossible to find on the market, and this pair has been together probably since the first world war. The U. S. Navy Style "Haze Blue" paint job on the gun and mount tell us that most likely this was used as a V. F. W. "Gatekeeper" ornament, kept just