Original German WWII 8mm Danish Madsen Machine Gun Tripod Mount Category_Receiver “ENFIELD” indicates that the first

“ENFIELD” indicates that the first incarnation of this piece was produced at The Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield with 1896 being the year of manufacture

that we have never seen an example of before

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which is also seen on the reverse of the scabbard

and aviation supplies

Original German WWII 8mm Danish Madsen Machine Gun Tripod Mount Category_Receiver “ENFIELD” indicates that the firstOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Madsen tripod has a particularly important place in the history of machine guns; the Madsen tripod was the very first machine gun tripod to incorporate soft recoil. This feature greatly reduced or eliminated the effect of the gun's recoil on accuracy. The soft recoil feature allowed the gun to recoil straight back against a spring, which then returned the gun to its original position. This feature was later