Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

Germany

Type

ARMAMENT-Guns

Manufacturer

D.W.M. (Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken)

Owner

Georges Marie Ludovic Jules Guynemer, French, 1894 - 1917

Physical Description

Steel LMG 08 aircraft machine gun with peforated water jacket with mounting brackets and synchronizer actuator. Missing top and back plates, return spring and cover, and feed block. Wood from aircraft still attached to rear mount.. Dirt from crash embedded in water jacket.

Dimensions

3-D: 96 × 42 × 55cm (37 13/16 × 16 9/16 × 21 5/8 in.)

Materials

Steel

Inventory Number

A19480010000

Credit Line

Transferred from the U.S. Air force

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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