Post by woodsy on Jun 1, 2008 6:21:44 GMT 1
Does anyone have one of these? I have been looking for one for years here in NZ without success. According to the records, 23 of the Mod 1915 Bergmann n. A. LMG's arrived in NZ as trophies after WW1 (out of a total of 1500 MG's, 200 field guns, 81 trench mortars, etc) but it appears that they could have all been destroyed during the late 1930's and early 1940's. Considering that several MG 08's and a greater number of MG 08/15's survived, I have not given up all hope yet! 
Hopefully there might be an MP 18 out there as well!
The strange thing is that the destruction programs were deemed to be for 'public safety' and they were sold as scrap metal to the Japs!!
It definitely proved to be a public safety issue a few years later when we got some of it back!
Hopefully there might be an MP 18 out there as well!The strange thing is that the destruction programs were deemed to be for 'public safety' and they were sold as scrap metal to the Japs!!
It definitely proved to be a public safety issue a few years later when we got some of it back!