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Back in June 2015, 5 Maxims were found inside a concrete wall of an old mill that was being demolished. They were WW1 trophies that were put there by the NZ Police in the early 1930's due to fears of an uprising because of the Great Depression. Of the 5, an MG08/15 went to a local museum as a relic, one MG08 was so badly damaged that it was only good for parts, and the other three guns I have now restored to firing condition (1x Russian M1905 and 2x MG08's). This restoration has taken me 3 years of effort but with pleasing results. The M1905 and DWM MG08 #613 (1909) are pictured.
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woodsy, have you ever watched the firearms history youtube channel "C&Rsenal"?
they are currently working their way through the firearms of ww1, with 76 episodes to date. averaging about an hour long each.
they go through the devolopment, adoption etc of the firearms, explain the action and show the disassembly.
they then fire them and review it in comparison to other ww1 firearms.
they are currently trying to find a MG08 that they can dissassemble and fire.
they have also stated that after the ww1 series the firearm they most want to do an episode on is the charlton.
they are well worth watching even if you can't help them out.
this is their current episode. (well it would be if i could get the link to work...)
https://youtu.be/GUoBWucly1s
I had never heard of them before but I have sent them an email.
awesome! :D