Germand WWI Spandau Machine Gun - Lakeview, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 42° 11.288 W 120° 20.705
10T E 719232 N 4674077
This German WWI machine gun is located in front of the Schminck Memorial Museum in downtown Lakeview, OR.
Waymark Code: WMGJRT
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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Visitors to the Schminck Memorial Museum will see a German machine gun sitting on the front porch. I located some stamping on the side of the gun that reads:

MASCH.GEW 08
SPANDAU
1917
GEWEHRFABRIK

Wikipedia has a good history of this gun here, known as the 'MG08' or the 'Spandau MG08'. It was an adaptation of the German Maxim Gun and served in WWI and WWII in German infantry divisions as a heavy machine gun.

Since the museum was closed for the season, I wasn't able to determine how this gun made it to Lakeview but if any waymark visitor happens to visit during open hours, please inquire about it and I'll add the info here!

Location restrictions:
Open 24/7 since it resides in front of the museum.


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