Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity 72 mm (h) and weighing

72 mm (h) and weighing 6

type II with rounded arms and "1814" on the obverse

breast badge in silver

they were supplied with sacks of rice that had congealed

Clarke was officially discharged and demobilized in April 1920

Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity 72 mm (h) and weighing(Schreibtischdekoration Maschinengewehr 08). An MG 08 desk ornament, consisting of a scale replica of the primary heavy machine gun utilized by German forces during the First World War (with additional limited pre war and post war service), executed in olive drab painted bronze, featuring swivel action within the carriage, affixed to a marbled pedestal which retains a paper liner on the base to mitigate surface scratching, unmarked, measuring 7 cm (w)