Help Needed (WW1)

[jayh]

Hi there!

All of these items were found in the Ypres area of Belgium, i just need an expert to I.d them for me!

Pic1


Pic2 and 3 German? machine gun



Pic4

[Whitehunter]

Just a guess Jay

Pictrue 3 a compass



John

[Adrian Stevenson]

It is a German MG 08/15.

Cheers, Ade.

[jayh]

Chhers guys!


would you know the best way to preserve the "rusty finds"??as i am a bit scared to touch them at the mo fearing they will fall apart!!........ some form of chemichal treatment?

[klinger]

you can try oxalic acid it works for me really well and made a lot of my stuff nice clean again, or put the parts overnight in a cola bath but only if you want to stop them for more rust and not clean up, but allways make shure there is no bullet inside anymore