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Really cool to see a bronze-jacket Maxim gun with its paint on! Definitely a Maxim/Vickers tripod but can't conclusively say if the Maxim is British or German. Recall that DWM made these for commercial sales as well as for the German Navy so the possibility exists that it is a DWM gun. The feedblock...

Well, the MG08 is looking great but i need to find a drain valve assembly and a top strap for the sled. Any drain valve parts would be appreciated. I am also very open to either original or repro top strap. As to the top straps, can anyone comment on how to positively ID a repro? Thanks for your col...

This comes from the forgottenweapons website...wish this was my basement! I would love to know where this pile currently resides.
Joe

Looking over Folke's book, I note that the MG34 had an early style firing pin retainer that looked like a cylinder. How hard are these to find and what would one expect to pay for one?

Thanks,
Joe

I can provide other photos if there is something specific that you guys want to see. Please just let me know.
Joe

Photo of gun

Okay, here are some photos. First is of the rear of the receiver, bolt and barrel.

Hello All,
I'm looking over an MG-42. It's a 1944 gun with dfb as the manufacturer. I noted that the bolt head and body, barrel and feed tray all match the serial number of the gun. How common is it to find matching numbers these days?

Regards,
Joe

Sad to say that I no longer own the gun. I'm holding out hope that it will return home some day. It was a huge challenge to get it running again!

Noting that the top cover photo is terrible, here is the serial number blown up. I apologize for the early digital quality...
Joe

I looked at my old paperwork and the serial number is actually 5743e, not d. I have just a few crappy photos but fortunately one is just enough to see the top cover. I wrote to Dolf about this gun, but it was too late to be added into the revised book. The photos show the top cover, the gun on the d...

I used to own a Spandau MG08 dated 1918. It came to me as a dewat that someone had fairly well destroyed, including taking a torch to the trunion and denting in the right sideplate. It was gun number 5743d. It took me about two years to get it running again.

Joe

I'm aware of two that have sold in the past six weeks for between $1300 and $1600. Both mostly complete with all tools and parts in the box. One nice the other beautiful. Neither had the instruction booklet, but I've only seen one pamphlet ever.

Joe