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Last Gasp of the German Maxim: the Air-Cooled MG 08/18 (ad-free) (Patreon)

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2023-06-07 12:00:02
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The MG 08/18 was developed at the very end of World War One as a lighter alternative to the MG 08/15. It used an air-cooled barrel, and between not needing water and having lighter parts it managed to be about 6 pounds less weight than the 08/15. Only a few hundred appear to have been produced before the end of the war, and they were not used by the German military during the Weimar era (the Mg 08/15 was). The 08/18 barrel jacket served as the basis for the MG34 barrel shroud, interestingly.

Thanks to Limex for giving me access to this very rare gun to film for you!

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https://utreon.com/c/forgottenweapons/ http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons http://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com The MG 08/18 was developed at the very end of World War One as a lighter alternative to the MG 08/15. It used an air-cooled barrel, and between not needing water and having lighter parts it managed to be about 6 pounds less weight than the 08/15. Only a few hundred appear to have been produced before the end of the war, and they were not used by the German military during the Weimar era (the Mg 08/15 was). The 08/18 barrel jacket served as the basis for the MG34 barrel shroud, interestingly. Thanks to Limex for giving me access to this very rare gun to film for you! Contact: Forgotten Weapons 6281 N. Oracle 36270 Tucson, AZ 85740

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Loke von Post

"Light" machine gun... I appreciate the thought, with the two sling attachment points, but, y'know... I wouldn't wanna try to schlep one through the mud even two metres without people trying to kill me, let alone all the way to the enemy trench under heavy return fire ^^; Very cool video!

Guido Schriewer

ok the bipod is just lousy anyways sooo.... man that thing looks still just huuuuge even without a water part in the front. kind of even bigger as one gets just how big that receiver is!

Guido Schriewer

you misspoken there at 05:58. doesn't matter much to me but..

Anonymous

I have it that some of these turned up in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39? Certainly it merits comparison with the Russian/Soviet Maxim-Tokarev "light[er] machinegun" no? Another attempt to add air-cooled features to the doughty Maxim gun, retaining belt feed, etc. I think most of the Maxim-Tokarevs were dumped on the Ejército Popular de la República Española. Apparently it was quite popular with the international brigades. One wonders if it was mistaken for the MG-08/18, or if both designs were used there, even if the MG-08/18 would have been quite rare in any case? I'd note that a certain popular "FPS" video game set in a WWI-type atmosphere has the 08/18, but the sights don't resemble the "real thing" at all!