Imperial German WWI Gewehr 98 Karabingranate 1917 Rifle Grenade Cup Discharger - Museum Quality Reproduction DP-28 LMG This Maxim has survived because

This Maxim has survived because it did not see much service in WWI being made in the final year of the conflict

as they were good at chopping

near Berlin to train Feldgendarmerie personnel

as parts have become increasingly scarce

Only two of the "fingers" are intact

Imperial German WWI Gewehr 98 Karabingranate 1917 Rifle Grenade Cup Discharger - Museum Quality Reproduction DP-28 LMG This Maxim has survived becauseNew Made Item, Only One Available. Now this is a fantastic copy of the WWI Imperial German M17 Karabingranate grenade discharger. Finding original surviving examples is nearly impossible as they are almost non existent in todays market. The apparition of the remarkable French Viven Bessire on the battlefields in 1916 was an essential game changer in trench warfare. The discharger was safer in a sense because didnt have to change the rifle ammunition