it was produced by two factories DWM and Koniglishe Gewehr- und Munitions fabrik in Spandau
on the French made Barrel front bushing which is stamped " Mitr
as leather may be 150 years old
Many MG 15s were modified for infantry use as heavier weapons replaced them on Luftwaffe aircraft
The 3rd Division was activated in November 1917 during World War I at Camp Greene
Original British WWI Personal Album of Lt. Colonel George Rowlandson Crosfield Madsen LMG it was produced by twoOriginal Items: One of a kind Set A wonderful, if unprepossessing, album of letters, photographs, cuttings and ephemera belonging to the First World War Officer Lieutenant Colonel George Rowlandson Crosfield CBE, DSO, (1877 1962). He was a founding father of the Royal British Legion, and great friend of Earl Haig, born April 29th 1877, educated at Harrow School, alongside Winston Churchill. Commanded 77th Company Imperial Yeomanry in the South African