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Machine Gun Memorabilia

SAR Staff by SAR Staff
October 24, 2022
in Articles, Articles by Issue, Collecting, Columns, Search by Issue, V20N10 (Dec 2016), Volume 20
Machine Gun Memorabilia
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By Robert G. Segel

Displayed in the image gallery to the right is the accumulation of all of the Emmageeman’s Corner machine gun memorabilia pictures across the years.

December 1, 2016 update:
Imperial Russian silver/nickel shooting medal. Obverse has image of a Russian Maxim Model of 1910 on a wheeled carriage mount and dated “July 16, 1914”. The reverse has the inscription reading “Special Machine Gun Competition Prize.” It is further engraved “To Junior Officer of Machine Gun Unit.” Medal is 28mm in diameter.

November 1, 2016 update:
World War I Imperial Russian Army shoulder boards. Pair for the 7th Siberian automobile machine gun platoon armored car driver. Branch insignia “7Sb Shifrovka” indicating the 7th Siberian rifle regiment. Red stripe and single star indicate rank of Ensign of Reserves. Silver plated buttons with Russian imperial eagles. Russia maintained the largest force of armored cars of any of the allies. A typical armored car platoon consisted of two or three twin-turreted (Maxims) gun cars such as Austins or Fiats and one or two armored trucks mounting short-barreled 75mm guns. American-made Indian motorcycles provided communications and some had machine guns (Colt Automatic Gun) mounted to them to provide anti-aircraft cover. By November 1917, over 200 armored cars were in service.

U.S. World War II cardboard government war bond counter display. Rarely encountered, counter displays were made to stand on a store counter or lunch counter and unlike larger posters tended to end up in the trash. This counter display has a central image of a soldier firing a Browning M1917A1 water-cooled machine gun being fed by dollars (silver certificates) with the suggestion to “Make Your IDLE Dollars FIGHTING Dollarsî and to “Buy United States Government Bonds.” Issued by the Untied States Treasury Victory Fund Committee, 7th Federal Reserve District. It measures approx. 11 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches with a folding cardboard stand to the rear.
Italian interwar silk and embroidered flag of the National Association of Machine Gunners. The upper left quadrant is in the green, white and red colors of the Italian flag with the Kingdom of Italy crown and House of Savoy crest. Bisecting the flag diagonally are the insignia of the machine gun battalions ñ red and white bar for the FIAT machine gunners and the blue and white bar for the St. Etienne machine gunners. The bottom right quadrant has a large embroidered yellow FIAT-Revelli Model of 1914 water-cooled machine gun and embroidered “A. (missing) N. Mitraglieri” within a banner beneath the gun. Gold bullion fringe adorns three sides and there are three green hanging ties on one end. Measures approx. 33 x 24 inches.
Diminutive crested china five position vase. Measuring only 3 inches wide and 2 inches high, there is no maker mark but is of the Carlton style of crested china. Affixed is the New Zealand Machine Gun Corps insignia of the King’s crown over crossed Vickers with N.Z. below. The five fluted vase positions are rimmed in gold.
Royal Yugoslav Kingdom (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, 1919-1929) heavy machine gun proficiency medal. 34mm gold (gilt) level. Interwar period. The central image is of a soldier firing a Schwarzlose M07/12 heavy machine gun beneath the Royal Yugoslav Crown.
South African 3rd Mounted Brigade Machine Gun Detachment sun helmet badge (1915-1918). Worn during the German East Africa campaign in World War I and saw action against the Germans. Two lugs to the rear
Matching officerís Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Machine Gun Corps cap and collar badge for the Sinha Regiment machine gun company. The blackened bronze matching cap and collar show a lion holding a knife atop a powder horn over crossed Vickers. Cap badge had three prongs to the rear and the collar badge had four lugs to the rear
Pre-World War II Art Deco style Polish machine gun layerís badge. Central image has two soldiers behind a water-cooled machine gun (Ckm wz 30 – ciezki karabin maszynowy wz 30 – heavy machine gun 1930 Pattern, a Polish-made clone of the American Browning M1917 heavy machine gun) with “Celowniczy” (meaning Gun Layer) to the top. Screw post back. Affixing backing maker marked “Sz B. Sz” over “Warszaw”
Three Swedish military machine gun shooting award badges denoting the (L to R) gold, silver and bronze levels of achievement. Each badge has the three Swedish crowns to the top surmounting a laurel wreath with three horizontal arrows to the center. Each is approximately 1×1.25 inches, maker marked ìSporrongî and is pin back.
Machine Gunner’s unit badge. Silver and enameled chest badge with Maxim machine gun in center of a cross. The Helsinki coat of arms is at the top, U and R on each side and 1.KKK at bottom. UR means Uudenmaan Tykmentti (Uusimaa Regiment). 1.KKK means Ensimmainen Konekivaakomppania (First Machine Gun Company). Rear marked with owner’s initials “A.L.” and date “1929-30”. Silver proof marks (813/1000) and two mounting loops.
Medal denoting 100% duty in 1923 for a soldier in Company D, 10th Infantry Regiment, New York National Guard. The brass medal has a central image of a Browning M1917 water-cooled machine gun on an M1917 tripod. Three pieces with pin back.
Austrian World War I machine gunner veteran’s badge with central image of a mounted soldier with a pack horse that is carrying a Schwarzlose M07/12 water-cooled machine gun and its various support equipment. The banner at the bottom reads “K.M.G.A.” (Kaiserliche Maschinengewehr Abtelung or Imperial Mountain Machine Gun Regiment). Maker marked on rear “BR Schnider Wein”. Pin back.
Rare reunion souvenir spoon for the 7th Australian Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. This unit was activated for a very short period of time being raised in 1942 by the amalgamation of the “E” (Vickers machine gun) battalions of the 3rd, 36th, 39th, 49th, 53rd and 59th Australian infantry battalions. On formation it was designated as The New Guinea Force 7th Machine Gun Battalion and served in the defense of Port Moresby, the Battle of Wau and at Milne Bay. The unit was disbanded in 1944.
World War I trench art decorated canvas gas mask bag belonging to Paul F. Hurst, 113558, from Pennsylvania, Company D, 150th Machine Gun Battalion, 42nd (Rainbow) Infantry Division decorated with a rainbow and Browning M1917 water-cooled machine gun. Full diary of places served from 1917 to 1919 is noted with Nova Scotia, England 1917, France 1918, Belgium 1919, Ireland, Luxemburg and Germany. Activated in August 1917, the division drew men from 26 states and went overseas in November 1917 and took part in four major operations: the Champagne-Marne, the Aisne-Marne, Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The division suffered casualties totaling 14,683 (KIA – 2,058; WIA – 12,625)
World War I large multi-construction souvenir felt pennant for the 303rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 76th Division. The top part has three blue felt attachment ribbons and applied and stitched to a blue felt background is ‘303″ over a Colt M1915 Vickers water-cooled machine gun over ‘BN”. The bottom portion is red felt background with white stitched ‘USNA” attached. USNA is for U.S. National Army, a combined conscript and volunteer force formed by the War Department in 1917 to fight in World War I. The National Army was formed from the core of the regular army augmented by units of the National Guard and a large draft of able-bodied men.
An unusual World War I souvenir being an original switch box from the Piccadilly Lilly, a London double-decker bus that was used for troop transport during World War I. The 15″x19″ box has five brass switches mounted on its original oak backing with three enameled labels below reading “Upper Saloon”, “Destination” and “Lower Saloon”. Above the switches is an original piece of applied trench art with the insignia of the ASC (Army Service Corps), RE (Royal Engineers), the Machine Gun Corps, RA (Royal Artillery) and RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps) with a stamped inscription underneath reading “Piccadilly Lilly / Amiens, France 1916″. The reverse has written, ìSwitch box from Piccadilly Lilly, London Bus No. 64. Troop Transport in the World War.” These buses were sent to France and by 1916 each of the five armies on the Western Front had its own auxiliary bus company, which were placed at intervals behind the line along the trunk road from Amiens to Ypres. The first buses arrived in their civilian colors but were soon painted khaki and had the lower saloon boarded up. A full busload was 25 fully equipped men. By the end of the war nearly 1,200 buses had been sent to France. This particular box dates from 1914 and came from the main Amiens depot. Most of the buses were given names by the troops.
An unusual World War I souvenir being an original switch box from the Piccadilly Lilly, a London double-decker bus that was used for troop transport during World War I. The 15″x19″ box has five brass switches mounted on its original oak backing with three enameled labels below reading “Upper Saloon”, “Destination” and “Lower Saloon”. Above the switches is an original piece of applied trench art with the insignia of the ASC (Army Service Corps), RE (Royal Engineers), the Machine Gun Corps, RA (Royal Artillery) and RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps) with a stamped inscription underneath reading “Piccadilly Lilly / Amiens, France 1916”. The reverse has written, “Switch box from Piccadilly Lilly, London Bus No. 64. Troop Transport in the World War.” These buses were sent to France and by 1916 each of the five armies on the Western Front had its own auxiliary bus company, which were placed at intervals behind the line along the trunk road from Amiens to Ypres. The first buses arrived in their civilian colors but were soon painted khaki and had the lower saloon boarded up. A full busload was 25 fully equipped men. By the end of the war nearly 1,200 buses had been sent to France. This particular box dates from 1914 and came from the main Amiens depot. Most of the buses were given names by the troops.
British World War I sterling silver presentation cigarette case. Engraved at the top with the insignia of the Machine Gun Corps, it is deeply engraved “Presented to Sergt. Gwilyn John Jones by the Inhabitants of NEW QUAY as a token of their admiration of his GALLANT SERVICE in the EUROPEAN WAR 1918”. It is hallmarked for Chester Assay Office 1917 and the silversmith is E. J. Trevitt and Sons of Birmingham. New Quay is a fishing village in Ceredigion on the west coast of Wales.
French 9th Machine Gun Battalion breast badge. Two piece construction with gold gilt flaming ordnance bomb with ì9eî over shield with ìBMî (Battalion Mitrailleurs) in blue lettering with red stripes. Attached to white metal circle of machine gun bullets with crossed Hotchkiss M1914 machine guns. Pin back. Maker marked “Drago, Paris 25 Rue Beranger” and “Reposé”.
Shoulder patch for the 26th Division (known as “The Yankee Division”) infantry machine gun company or possibly from the 103rd machine gun battalion. Black felt stylized monogram of the initials “Y” and “D” sewn on a khaki wool backing. Significantly, the space between the letter ìYî is filled in with red felt and the space between the letter ìDî is filled in with blue. Red and blue were the colors of machine gunners during the World War I era. A National Guard Division with soldiers from six northern states, they arrived in France in the fall of 1917 and were the second division to arrive in France. The Division saw combat in a number of areas during the war.
Shanghai Volunteer Corps police officerís machine gun section cap badge. Silver plate with three lugs to the rear. The Shanghai (China) Volunteer Corps (SVC) was a multinational, mostly volunteer force controlled by the Shanghai Municipal Council, which governed the Shanghai International Settlement until the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in World War II.
Ukrainian Army patch of the 101st Brigade of Protection of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Machine Gun Platoon Anti-Terrorist Operation 2014-2016. Central image is of a Russian M1910 Maxim machine gun on a Sokolov wheeled mount.
Portrait photograph in the form of a post card of a World War I New Zealand soldier wearing the hat and collar badges of the New Zealand Machine Gun Corps. The bottom of the card has the insignia of the Machine Gun Corps of the King’s crown over crossed Vickers machine guns. Postally unused, but rear marked ìYour brother, Arthurî and noted as taken at Grantham May 13, 1918. The iconic Kiwi ëlemon squeezerí hat was introduced by one of New Zealandís outstanding soldiers of the Gallipoli Campaign, William George Malone. Originally for his Taranaki Rifles Regiment, the hat was designed to mirror the outline of Mount Taranaki and also to allow “run off” in the rain. The hat went on to be adopted first by Maloneís Wellington Regiment and later by the rest of the New Zealand Infantry Division on 1st January 1916.
Photograph of an unidentified Canadian soldier with Machine Gun Corps cap and collar badges in the form of a souvenir post card. The card reads, “From One of Canada’s Boys taken during the Great European War at Crowborough, England.” Also included is an image of the insignia of the Machine Gun Corps of the King’s crown over crossed Vickers machine guns.
Pre 1948 Sikhs officer Machine Gun Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment, cast silver plated cap or pagri badge. English king’s crown over cut-out “MG” over “Sikhs” within circle all above a crescent. The unit was raised during World War II and was comprised of Jat Sikhs and Punjabi Muslims as represented by the half crescent under the Chakra. Pin back.
Rare reunion souvenir spoon for the 7th Australian Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. This unit was activated for a very short period of time being raised in 1942 by the amalgamation of the “E” (Vickers machine gun) battalions of the 3rd, 36th, 39th, 49th, 53rd and 59th Australian infantry battalions. On formation it was designated as The New Guinea Force 7th Machine Gun Battalion and served in the defense of Port Moresby, the Battle of Wau and at Milne Bay. The unit was disbanded in 1944.
U.S. World War II transit poster ìThey also serve, who buy WAR BONDS 7th War Loanî by Phil Lyford, 1945. Oblong full color poster showing a civilian holding a $50 and $100 Series E war savings bond. The dramatic background image shows a Marine on a beachhead firing an M50 Reising submachine gun. A seldom used weapon by the Marines in 1945, this is the only poster this author knows of that features the Reising. It measures approximately 9 x 20 inches.
Post card with a photograph of a five-man machine gun team with the Model of 1909 Benet-Mercie Automatic Machine Rifle bordered between two U.S. flag banners with a top title “For the Sake of Old Glory.” These troops are training in Texas along the border with Mexico during the “Punitive Expedition, U.S. Army” against paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa from March 1916 to February 1917 during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920).
World War I Homefront souvenir felt pillow cover from Camp Dix. Multi-construction it denotes a machine gun image of a French Hotchkiss M1914 and U.S.A. 1918 Machine Gun Camp Dix. Camp Dix, New Jersey was established in July 1917 to serve as a training camp for the 78th Division (National Army), which went to France in May and June 1918 and was in three major campaigns (Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel and Lorraine). Casualties totaled 7,144 (KIA – 1,169; WIA – 5,975)
World War I U.S. M1917 helmet attributed to the 366th Machine Gun Company of the 92nd “Buffalo” Division. Purple (color of machine gun units) and black painted circle with “Machine Gun AEF Company 92nd Division.” Inside the circle is a buffalo with 366th on the body. The 92nd Division was a segregated Negro unit that fought valiantly in the Meuse Argonne offensive and Defense Sectors. The buffalo insignia reflects the black “Buffalo Soldiers” of earlier days.
U.S. World War I silk welcome banner for the 119th Machine Gun Battalion “Les Terribles” of the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division. Approximately 14 x 19 inches. This silk banner could be a welcome home banner or a theater headquarters banner. Formed from Army National Guard units from Wisconsin and Michigan, the 32nd Division participated in many battles in France during World War I. It acquired the French nickname of “Les Terribles” due to its fierceness in battle and was the first allied division to pierce the German Hindenburg Line of defense. It then adopted the insignia of a line (representing the Hindenburg Line) shot through with a red arrow penetrating that line; thus becoming known as the “Red Arrow” Division.
An unusual World War I souvenir being an original switch box from the Piccadilly Lilly, a London double-decker bus that was used for troop transport during World War I. The 15″x19″ box has five brass switches mounted on its original oak backing with three enameled labels below reading “Upper Saloon”, “Destination” and “Lower Saloon”. Above the switches is an original piece of applied trench art with the insignia of the ASC (Army Service Corps), RE (Royal Engineers), the Machine Gun Corps, RA (Royal Artillery) and RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps) with a stamped inscription underneath reading “Piccadilly Lilly / Amiens, France 1916”. The reverse has written, “Switch box from Piccadilly Lilly, London Bus No. 64. Troop Transport in the World War.” These buses were sent to France and by 1916 each of the five armies on the Western Front had its own auxiliary bus company, which were placed at intervals behind the line along the trunk road from Amiens to Ypres. The first buses arrived in their civilian colors but were soon painted khaki and had the lower saloon boarded up. A full busload was 25 fully equipped men. By the end of the war nearly 1,200 buses had been sent to France. This particular box dates from 1914 and came from the main Amiens depot. Most of the buses were given names by the troops.
This article first appeared in Small Arms Review V20N10 (December 2016)
Tags: 2016DECEMBER 2016Machine Gun MemorabiliaRobert G. SegelV20N10
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