Original German WWI MG 08 Left Side Receiver Plate Marked DWM Hand Select:No Some Mk IV belts were

Some Mk IV belts were made by Thomas French & Sons

The Baskets have been repainted in the standard postwar apple green color

somewhat faded from age

The abbreviation stands for Reinigungsgerate fur Gewehr

The handle of the shovel is comprised completely of wood

Original German WWI MG 08 Left Side Receiver Plate Marked DWM Hand Select:No Some Mk IV belts wereOriginal Item: In 1996 IMA imported just a few parts sets of MG 08 Maxim Machine Guns that had been in government storage since the end of WW1. After all these years weve found an old carton with a few LEFT HAND MG 08 receiver side plates, complete with fussee spring cover stud mounts, internal brackets, and bears original MG 08 Serial number with original "D. W. M. maker stamp! The MG 08 left side plate differs from the Russian Model of 1905 and 1910