SPANDAU BALLET

Jim McDougall · 18th February 2025, 12:41 AM

Thank you again Stu!! Absolutely wonderful images! While indeed this topic and area does seem a bit out of the scope of this forum (again I had honestly forgotten the ethnographic in the title) and am grateful for the indulgence of the staff, it is heartening to see the readership here.

In 15 days over 24,000 readers seems to illustrate a widely shared interest in WWI aviation, and in particular the machine guns which took to the air in this then new aspect of warfare. Though the discussion of arms in the European forum does allow some latitude in looking into arms which transcend the presumed demarcation c. 1900, many of those had 19th century origins, but even there this topic does stretch obviously.

While again grateful for staff forbearance on this, in future entries I will stay in accord with the proper topics scope suggested . Meanwhile, it has been great to examine this interesting subject here, for me as noted, a very long standing one.

kahnjar1 · 18th February 2025, 02:25 AM

As you point out there has been a lot of interest in this Thread. If the Mods agree here, I am happy to post more pics from the Museum mentioned, but will only do so with their permission.....I don't want to be banned!!!
Stu

Jim McDougall · 18th February 2025, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

As you point out there has been a lot of interest in this Thread. If the Mods agree here, I am happy to post more pics from the Museum mentioned, but will only do so with their permission.....I don't want to be banned!!!
Stu

Good to be aware. These pics do show the context in which these guns were used, so keeping that in mind is consistent with the thread in degree. Thats why though the topic is the Spandau machine gun, I showed the various other types in use that were contemporary as adversaries.

francantolin · 18th February 2025, 06:53 AM

Your nostalgia topic Jim... 🙂

Jim McDougall · 18th February 2025, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by francantolin

Your nostalgia topic Jim... 🙂

Good one Francatolin!!!

Thank you. Pretty funny, as you note I love cartooning, so much appreciated.

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kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,789	More ?? As you point out there has been a lot of interest in this Thread. If the Mods agree here, I am happy to post more pics from the Museum mentioned, but will only do so with their permission.....I don't want to be banned!!! Stu

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Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,281	Thank you again Stu!! Absolutely wonderful images! While indeed this topic and area does seem a bit out of the scope of this forum (again I had honestly forgotten the ethnographic in the title) and am grateful for the indulgence of the staff, it is heartening to see the readership here. In 15 days over 24,000 readers seems to illustrate a widely shared interest in WWI aviation, and in particular the machine guns which took to the air in this then new aspect of warfare. Though the discussion of arms in the European forum does allow some latitude in looking into arms which transcend the presumed demarcation c. 1900, many of those had 19th century origins, but even there this topic does stretch obviously. While again grateful for staff forbearance on this, in future entries I will stay in accord with the proper topics scope suggested . Meanwhile, it has been great to examine this interesting subject here, for me as noted, a very long standing one.