Original Imperial German WWI MG 08/15 Model Desk Paperweight on Marble Base Magazines though the steel crossguard has

though the steel crossguard has suffered some corrosion

These are also often known as the "Philippine" or "Alaskan" models

It was used on the Eastern and Western Fronts from mid-1943 to the end of the war in May 1945

The M1912 holster can be seen in some pictures being worn by troops with the swivel section folded over the belt giving the impression of the shorter M1916 holster

Original Imperial German WWI MG 08/15 Model Desk Paperweight on Marble Base Magazines though the steel crossguard hasOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an incredible small model of the legendary German Maxim Maschinengewehr (Machine Gun) 08 15, known as the MG 08 15. This gun became, by far, the most common German machine gun deployed in World War I (Dolf Goldsmith, 1989) since it reached a full allocation of six guns per company or 72 guns per regiment in 1918. By that time, there were four times as many MG 08 15 light machine guns than heavy MG 08 machine