shadowman Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Greetings, In the process of transferring a C&R MG-08 Maxim, and would like to find a tripod option for it. (something easy to set up for recreational shooting) As I already have an original WW1 sled mount (w/ accessories) for this gun, I'm open to a setup that's not entirely original... it's my understanding that while the Germans did make tripods for these guns, original examples of such tripods are very hard to find. Some possible options I've seen on various forums: - Swiss Maxim tripod w/ adapter (I'm told Dolf once imported ~100 of these) - Vickers tripod w/ adapter - Turkish Maxim tripod (? doesn't require an adapter?) - misc adapters to go on a more modern tripod/mount Appreciate any input you have... would be very interested in seeing what others have done with this. Thanks, "SM" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowman Posted January 26 Author Report Share Posted January 26 F/U - Based on the replies I've gotten to my original inquiry (above), it looks like the best option for a Maxim "shooter tripod" is going to be to use a tripod made for the Vickers gun (with an adapter). Does anybody have a Vickers tripod they might be willing to part with? If so, please msg me and hopefully we can work something out. Thanks, "SM" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 You would do better posting your question on 1919A4.com, many more Maxim owners there than here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 11 hours ago, RoscoeTurner said: You would do better posting your question on 1919A4.com, many more Maxim owners there than here. Doubtful, but they do talk about it a lot. The best option are the swiss tripods already setup for the maxim or use your sled mount. A vickers tripod will be a project to make an adaptor for and there's not really much advantage over the sled mount weight wise overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG1918 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 i know it adds nothing to your post but it would be great to see your WWI set up when you have time. I do have an MG08 adaptor taken from a Norwegian Fort/coastal emplacement if that helps, and with some clever workmanship it could be fitted to any existing tripod/base. That is the good news. The bad news is I would only let it go through a trade. Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARIVS Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 I have not seen any MG-08 adapters lately. This is my MG-08/15. There are many like it, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 We have been working with a small company to produce an adapter that mounts an MG08/15 onto a Browning M2 tripod. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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