Gun, machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AIRCRAFT/7.9 MM CALIBRE/BELT FEED
- DATE
- 1918
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1970.1139.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SPANDAU ARSENALS KONIGLICH GEWEHR & MUNITIONSAFABRIK
- MODEL
- SPANDAU L.M.G.08/15.GWF
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 983
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- composed entirely of steel
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 100.0 cm
- Width
- 13.0 cm
- Height
- 20.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aviation armament
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SPANDAU
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWI (1914-1918); this model produced 1918
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
mounted in fixed position for forward firing by Pilot - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering stamped into left side of receiver body reads: "983 b"; lettering stamped into cover on top of receiver reads: "983/LMG.08/15/Gwf/SPANDAU/1918"; lettering stamped onto top of belt feed port on right side reads: "983"
- Missing
- appears incomplete; no butt handle, pistol grip, trigger & trigger guard
- Finish
- black
- Decoration
- none
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SPANDAU ARSENALS KONIGLICH GEWEHR & MUNITIONSAFABRIK, Gun, machine, 1918, Artifact no. 1970.1139, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.1139.001/
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