German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 1 (Marked DWM) Antique Guns on one side of the

on one side of the brass frame

this weapon is fitted with an early primitive version of a safety

The 31st Infantry Regiment ("Polar Bears") of the United States Army was formed on 13 August 1916

This reversed cone layout has had its critics

and the upper swivel attached to the upper barrel band

German MG 08 Maxim Cartridge Seating Gauge: Type 1 (Marked DWM) Antique Guns on one side of theOriginal Item: Proper seating of cartridges in machine gun belts has always been important to prevent jams. This is especially true of the fabric belts used widely in WW1. IMA has a few German Maxim seating gauges. The base of the cartridge should reach to the bottom of the large rectangular notch while the two tapered pins fit into the two rivets nearest the edge of the belt. The gauge is shown in Dolf Goldsmith? s The Devil? s Paintbrush, 2002