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Can anyone tell me anything about this weapon which was apparantly supplied to the Turkish Army......

"Maxim light machine guns (M1908) had a caliber of 7.92 mm and they weighed 14.6 kg. They had an automatic rotating bolt fed by a 50-round drum."

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elbavaro


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I guess it should be German Machin Gun 08/15. Germany supplied a lot of weapons to their Turkish allies. Especially the assault troops were equiped nearly like German assault troops on the western front.

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elbavaro wrote:

I guess it should be German Machin Gun 08/15. Germany supplied a lot of weapons to their Turkish allies. Especially the assault troops were equiped nearly like German assault troops on the western front.


try bergmann MG 15 Na

 



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James H


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We had quite a long discussion about German mgs here: http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=63528&p=3&topicID=11036297

I can't say I can take it all in, but the answer might be in there.

This is what Centurion had to say on the subject:

Dreyse MG12: Concurrent with the Bergmann MG15. Only limited production. Several thousand made. Probably slightly earlier than the Bergman, water cooled on a light weight tripod based on a 1911 commercial design. Phased out in 1916 and nearly all stocks passed to the Turkish army in Mesopotamia. A v small number appear to have been put back into service on the western front in 1918


Any help?

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BOTH ANSWERS ARE CORRECTS
DREYSE ARE MODELL 15 AND PROBABLY MODELL 1917

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