Gun, machine

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OBJECT TYPE: AIRCRAFT/7.9 MM CALIBRE/BELT FEED
DATE: 1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.1140.001

MANUFACTURER: SPANDAU ARSENALS KONIGLICH GEWEHR & MUNITIONSAFABRIK
MODEL: SPANDAU L.M.G.08/15.GWF
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 1765
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom. steel; brass bracket bolted to right side of receiver housing;

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 120.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 20.0 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: "1765"; lettering stamped into cover on top of receiver reads: "1765/LMG.08/15/Gwf/SPANDAU/1918"; lettering stamped onto top of belt feed port on right side reads: "1765"; lettering stamped around base of flash hider/muzzle brake reads: "MG 08/15"; lettering stamped onto operating handle reads: "1765"; lettering stamped into brass bracket bolted onto right side of receiver housing reads: "CLINGSTROM"
Missing: pistol grip & trigger assembly
Finish: black
Decoration: small incised crown on brass bracket bolted onto right side of receiver housing

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SPANDAU ARSENALS KONIGLICH GEWEHR & MUNITIONSAFABRIK, Gun, machine, 1918, Artifact no. 1970.1140, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.1140.001/

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