German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Belt Drum (Trommel) U.S. Artillery was a traditional gift for

was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan

The Latin motto as found on the swagger stick silver cap reads "In Arduis Fidelis" and translates to "Faithful in Adversity"

and used a very unusual trigger system that could be set to give the double-stage pull found on military rifles or the single-stage pull favored on target rifles

the inspector general of military aviation

German WWI Maxim MG 08/15 Belt Drum (Trommel) U.S. Artillery was a traditional gift forNew Made Item: A very high quality reproduction of this very hard to find German WWI accessory. The MG 08 15 belt drum was a pressed metal drum magazine that mounted on the right side of the lightened Maxim LMG 08 15. It holds a 100 round cloth ammunition belt wound on a removable spool; the drum has a hinged cover, a crank spool handle to take up slack tension, and a latch to keep it closed. A fine fully functional reproduction just like the WWI