Iconic Objects
German Maxim light machine gun, MG 08/15
The 1908/1915 model of the German Maxim light machine gun, or MG 08/15, was water-cooled. It was a modified MG08, easier to transport and more mobile than its predecessor. Apart from its relative lightness, its main advantage was that it could be set up by a single gunner.
Production of the new gun began at the end of 1916 and the first guns off the production line were used in the Verdun sector at the end of 1916, probably by the LMG Trupps and a few assault troops or soldiers taking part in offensives.
Technical details
Material: metal
Dimensions: 138.5 x 22 x 38.5 cm (L x w x h)
Acquisition: donation from Mr or Mrs Vasquez to the Comité National du Souvenir de Verdun in 1972
Inventory No.: 2010.0.308
Locating the item in the museum
Ground floor
This machine gun is on the ground floor, near the trench mortars, in the section entitled, “Fighting”.
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