Original German WWI MG08 Machine Gun Z.F. 12 Telescopic Optical Sight by Emil Busch A.-G. in Scarce Original WWII Issue Case German Machine Guns Assmann & Sohne

Assmann & Sohne

The basket guard is marked with the standard Victorian era Rifle Volunteers insignia

The ribbon is stained

except for a few spots of fouling near the breech

Original German WWI MG08 Machine Gun Z.F. 12 Telescopic Optical Sight by Emil Busch A.-G. in Scarce Original WWII Issue Case German Machine Guns Assmann & SohneOriginal Item: Only One Available. This a very nice service used example of the German WWI Zielfernrohr (Remote Target Scope) 12 (Z. F. 12), a 2. 5X power, optical gun sight for the MG08, 7. 92mm, Maxim machine gun, as used by Imperial Germany and her allies during the First World War and beyond. This example comes in its incredibly scarce original carrying case, the first weve ever offered! The back of the case has a paper label that likely