Original German WWI Maxim MG08 Anti-Aircraft Spider Sight - Stamped Late Model Hand Select:No the leather will need TLC

the leather will need TLC to soften

Original Item: Military Surplus from over 50 years ago

Unassigned: Patchett Machine Carbine Mark 1 (trials commenced in 1944)

a large looping trigger guard

Luxembourg

Original German WWI Maxim MG08 Anti-Aircraft Spider Sight - Stamped Late Model Hand Select:No the leather will need TLCOriginal 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