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Object Name: Machine Gun, lMG 08, 7.92 mm, Georges Guynemer Trophy
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19480010000

	Object Name
	Machine Gun, lMG 08, 7.92 mm, Georges Guynemer Trophy

	Metadata Usage
	Usage conditions apply

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e2925cca-19be-4ab1-bce2-5914864da87d

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	D.W.M. (Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken)

	Owner
	Georges Marie Ludovic Jules Guynemer, French, 1894 - 1917

	Materials
	Steel

	Dimensions
	3-D: 96 × 42 × 55cm (37 13/16 × 16 9/16 × 21 5/8 in.)

	Physical Description
	Steel LMG 08 aircraft machine gun with peforated water jacket with mounting brackets and synchronizer actuator. Missing top and back plates, return spring and cover, and feed block. Wood from aircraft still attached to rear mount.. Dirt from crash embedded in water jacket.

	Country of Origin
	Germany

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the U.S. Air force

	Inventory Number
	A19480010000

	Type
	ARMAMENT-Guns

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