Original German WWI Prussian Guard Regiment M1895 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Scandinavian Militaria A lightened and thus more
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Original German WWI Prussian Guard Regiment M1895 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Scandinavian Militaria A lightened and thus more A lightened and thus more portable version of the MG 08 by "stepping down" the upper rear and lower forward corners of the original MG 08's rectangular outline receiver and breech assembly was tested as a prototype in 1915 by a team of weapon designers under the direction of a Colonel Friedrich von Merkatzthe MG 08 15 The 34th Infantry remained with the 24th Infantry Division until the end of the war