Hammer

£2,500

WW1 Maxim M1908/15 Light Machine Gun, No 4070 etched to top, comprising: butt stock (split to wood, butt plate missing). Action body with cleaning handle (all of the mechanism is missing, the case is empty). Pistol grip and trigger assembly are all missing. Belt feed mechanism missing. Bipod from another gun. Original water jacket, rusted with multiple dents. Flash mechanism missing. Flip up sight missing. Rusted and pitted over all, with a small plaque added to barrel stating "Captured By 2.C.M.R. on 2.10.1918". The gun has been stripped of all its component parts leaving just a carcase, however still an interesting piece. Deactivated and welded, with current Certificate of Deactivation. Excellent display piece