Description: We have a Factory Copy of an English Translation by John Baum of an original WW1 Type German Manual for the MG-08 8mm or 7.92mm Maxim Heavy Machine Gun dated 1934. This manual is titled: The Machinegun Device MG 08 With All Improvements with permission of the reich Ministry Army Ordnance Office Berlin 1934 publichsed by R. Gisenschmitt / Berlin M W 7. . This manual is without a doubt one of the best reference sources ever printed on this classis WW1 machine gun. This manual is 5 1/2" by 8 1/2", 116 pages long, softbound, and has pictures, diagrams and graphs plus details that are in no other 08 manual. Their are even 5 different fold outs in the rear of the manual with four being black and white, with two of them over 16"" long and with the other foldout being in COLOR and over 27" long with part names in both German and English, the other foldouts are cutaway's of the weapon. All 5 foldout tables look simply FANTASTIC..... This operator, training manual explains the MG in detail with 47 illustrations withing the text. covering the use and care of this WW1 German Heavy MachineGun. Below is a table of contents: nature of the M.G. 08, important data, the 9 major parts, outside view, barrel jacket, barrel jacket head, head shield, barrel jacket tube and base, circle sight holder, cover catch assembly, steam tube with blocking tube, receiver, receiver walls, groove for the drum holder, pocket for the drum holder, receiver base, hole for the binding piece and the binding piece, receiver cover, cover rail, mount for the aricraft sight, handle with trigger assembly and safety, rear cover, eyes for the attaching bracket, eyes for the trigger assembly, trigger assembly with safety, trigger mount with trigger axle and hold screw, right and left trigger, upper trigger link, lower trigger link with roller, pin and attaching pin, trigger spring, safety, safety pin with nut, safety spring, method of operations, of the trigger assembly and safety, handgrips with the oil tubes, attaching bracket, feeder, motions in the feed with loading, sight assembly, mechanical sight assembly, bar sight, aircraft sight, optical sight assembly, telescopic sight for the MG, spring assembly, barrel, glide assembly, lock foot, lock lever, link crank with link, lock 08, the ooperation, disassembly and the assembly of the lock, operation of the lock, sidassembly and assembly of the lock 16, motions of the cartridge with 9 figures, loading for burst fire, burst fire, loading for single fire, single fire, motions when shooting, burst fire, the recoil of all gliding parts, the return forward, single fire or cease fire, stoppages, preventive measures against stoppages, the emergence of stoppages in chronological order, the disgnosis and clearing of stoppages, instruction methods, the 6 stoppages groups, instruction and basics for the elimination of stoppages, practical exercises in diagnosing and clearing, groupingtogether the primary stoppages. with sight must I choose when using sS. ammunition, outline of the improvements, renameing the parts, changes in shape, new items, and deletions with reasons. accessories and spare items as well as instruction and practice devices for the M.G. 08, the M.G. sled, sled legs with cross brace, aiming assembly with binding bracket and elevation limiter, gun carrier with clamp assembly and traverse limiters, , sled extension tube, m.g. auxiliary mount, This manual is a great read and is filled with lots of great information that unless you could read German has been unknown since WW1. This manual could take even a novice and make him an expert on the use and care of these classic machineguns, and with originals going in excess of $300.00 ours is quite a bargan. The print and diagram quality are simply great and this manual could be considered the BIBLE on the 08. Buyer is to pay for the shipping charges!!!!!!!! The cost of shipping this item will be $7.65 (within the United States). We offer a 40% discount on the shipping costs of multiple sales for domestic delivery from any of our items that we sell on E-bay.. Upon E-bay notification of the winning auction please complete payment though PayPal for immediate shipping By seeing your feedback left for us that will indicate your item arrived safely and in good condition plus that you were 100% satisfied with our transaction. Feedback will be left on all auctions. THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK EBAY will send an Invoice to all auction winners shortly after close of the auction, but I WILL SEND A COMBINED INVOICE FOR WINNERS OF MULTIPLE AUCTIONS SOON AFTER CLOSING .... We Offer NO Local Pickup....
Price: 24.95 USD
Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma
End Time: 2024-03-11T04:03:49.000Z
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