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German MG08/15 7.92 mm machine gun, 1917

The water-cooled MG08 was the German Army's standard machine gun of World War One (1914-1918) and could fire at up to 400 rounds per minute using 250-round fabric belts of 7.92 mm ammunition. This example has had its water jacket camouflaged.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1996-08-232-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1996-08-232-1