Gun, machine

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OBJECT TYPE: Aircraft/fixed mount/synchronized forward firing/belt feed/air cooled/7.92 mm.
DATE: 1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.1057.001

MANUFACTURER: Spandau
MODEL: 1917
LOCATION: Berlin, Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 521
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 107.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 18.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aviation armament
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Spandau
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Berlin

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWI (1914-1918).
Canada: Unknown
Function: Mounted in fixed position forward of cockpit in fighter airplane for use in aerial combat.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering stamped into left side of receiver body reads: "521"; lettering stamped into cover on top of receiver reads: "521/a//L.M.G.08/15/Gwf/SPANDAU/1917"; lettering stamped onto top of belt feed port on right side reads: "521/a"; lettering stamped around base of flash hider/muzzle brake reads: "BWB M.G 08/15"; stamped on side of connector for synchronization mechanism reads: "7616"; stamped at various locations: "521"; proof marks at various locations.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Predom. black; silver safety lever; brass connectors for safety lever assembly & synchronization mechanism.
Decoration: None.

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Spandau, Gun, machine, after 1916, Artifact no. 1998.1057, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.1057.001/

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