Maxim machine gun

Klunk Great pics, I'm envious.

If you don't mind - how did you acquire your Finn Maxim? Cost? I know you can buy them stateside but would it be possible to get a dewatt machine gun into Canada? So far all I've been able to obtain is a Finn ammo can and links. Thx.
 
Thanks to a great CGN member here and fellow collector, we know the following:
"The gun was captured on October 8, 1918 at Fouquescourt France....
It was then send to the Instructional School at Rockcliffe Camp, Ottawa"

What a great forum, thank you Gentlemen:)
 
Used to be a pair of these mounted on concrete pads outside the Anglican church in Clinton ON. Walked by them on my way downtonwn to the poolroom at lunchtime from Clinton Collegiate. That would be 1954-58.
Bill
 
tiriaq said:
Anyone interested in Maxims needs a copy of "The Devil's Paintbrush".
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"The Gun" by CJ Chivers has a fairly comprehensive section devoted to the Maxim gun.
BTW, Maxims were manufactured under license in many countries. The Germans were one of the first countries to recognize the usefulness of the machine gun in warfare. They were signing papers with Maxim as soon as they saw the gun demoed.
 
The Devil's Paint Brush is the must read for maxim machine-gun fans, it was a great help when I was restoring our maxims for Passchendale. The Belgin Rattelsnake is also a must read for Lewis guns.
 
GrensVegter said:
The Devil's Paint Brush is the must read for maxim machine-gun fans, it was a great help when I was restoring our maxims for Passchendale. The Belgin Rattelsnake is also a must read for Lewis guns.
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Are you referring to the movie Passchendale? Do you have any pics of the Maxim restoration? Thanks.
 
Doesn't look like it spent much time in a gravel pit. Great depth of field on those photos Klunk.
 
I have heard of two examples of old machine guns showing up in odd places. Back in 1996 or 1997 someone found a Maxim in an attic in London, Ontario and they turned it in to the police. They had a story in the London Free Press which included a photograph of a man posing with it. From what I can remember it looked to be in good shape.
I was told a story by a gentleman at a gun show who said he knew some OPP officers that had aquired Vickers that came from who knows where. The gentleman said this happened back in the 1950's.
I was driving around in the Niagara region in November of 2010 visiting wineries and I noticed a war memorial that had a Maxim MG08 and a Canadian howitzer. Unfortunately I can not remember the name of the small town. I took some photographs of the Maxim. Notice the hole in the water jacket seen in the forth image.

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Rare for the feed block to be in an 08. That is how they deactivated in those days, by removing the feed block on the 08 and breaking off the pistol grip on the 08/15
 
wheaty said:
Rare for the feed block to be in an 08. That is how they deactivated in those days, by removing the feed block on the 08 and breaking off the pistol grip on the 08/15
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Aside from the broken pistol grip on MG 08/15s, you have to admit it is a nicer alternative than someone going welding happy.

For that MG08, it looks like quite weather beaten but in decent shape considering. Some steel wool and some love and I am sure it can be brought back to a more respectable level. It also looks like one of the hand grips took a hit at one point. Some missing parts on her too but what can you do.

That hole in the fourth image looks more like a drill hole to de-activate the barrel than a water cooling hose port. The water hose would attach on the front of the barrel jacket.

Here is nice reference image of what that MG08 would have looked like in her twilight days:

http://data3.primeportal.net/armory/dieter_krause/mg_08/images/mg_08_05_of_18.jpg
 
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