Deactivated Schwarzlose M.7/12 Machine Gun
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Deactivated Austro-Hungarian Schwarzlose M.7/12 8mm Machine Gun on Correct Tripod, with the Rare Shoulder Brace. The external of the gun has its original painted finish. Although it looks rusty, it is not. If you study the pictures, you will see that the metal work is actually in good condition and the internals are excellent. It is up to the buyer whether to keep it in its original condition of refinish the gun back to a pristine finish. The Schwarzlose M.7/12 entered service with the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1912. It was designed primarily as an infantry weapon, mounted on a tripod and looked broadly similar to the family of Maxim-derived machine-guns such as the British Vickers and the German Maschinengewehr 08. The Schwarzlose, however, was of a simpler design and featured an unusual, delayed blowback mechanism which contained only a single spring. The initial variants of the M.07/12 had a cyclic rate of about 400 rounds/minute, but this was later increased to 580 rounds/minute during World War I by fitting the mechanism with a stronger spring. The Schwarzlose was a robust and reliable weapon in its intended role as an infantry weapon and saw active service with at least 20 countries until at least the end of WWII. Some definitely saw action in the recent breakup of Yugoslavia. All deactivated weapons sold by D and B Militaria are deactivated in the United Kingdom and hold a London or Birmingham proof mark and certificate stating that the weapon has been deactivated correctly and is legal within the U.K.
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Deactivated Austro-Hungarian Schwarzlose M.7/12 8mm Machine Gun on Correct Tripod, with the Rare Shoulder Brace. The external of the gun has its original painted finish. Although it looks rusty, it is not. If you study the pictures, you will see that the metal work is actually in good condition and the internals are excellent. It is up to the buyer whether to keep it in its original condition of refinish the gun back to a pristine finish. The Schwarzlose M.7/12 entered service with the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1912. It was designed primarily as an infantry weapon, mounted on a tripod and looked broadly similar to the family of Maxim-derived machine-guns such as the British Vickers and the German Maschinengewehr 08. The Schwarzlose, however, was of a simpler design and featured an unusual, delayed blowback mechanism which contained only a single spring. The initial variants of the M.07/12 had a cyclic rate of about 400 rounds/minute, but this was later increased to 580 rounds/minute during World War I by fitting the mechanism with a stronger spring. The Schwarzlose was a robust and reliable weapon in its intended role as an infantry weapon and saw active service with at least 20 countries until at least the end of WWII. Some definitely saw action in the recent breakup of Yugoslavia. All deactivated weapons sold by D and B Militaria are deactivated in the United Kingdom and hold a London or Birmingham proof mark and certificate stating that the weapon has been deactivated correctly and is legal within the U.K.
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