MG 08
Heavy Machine Gun
DesignerHiram Maxim
Design Year1908
Difficulty
Easy
Era
World War I
In-Game Hints
- -The standard heavy machine gun that devastated infantry in World War I
- -A water-cooled, belt-fed weapon firing 7.92x57mm Mauser at ~500 rpm
- -A license-produced adaptation of a famous recoil-operated design
Country of OriginClick to reveal
German Empire
About the MG 08
The MG 08 is a heavy machine gun designed by Hiram Maxim in 1908 from the World War I era. It is classified as a easy difficulty firearm in Gun Guesser.
In Gun Guesser, players are shown the MG 08 along with its type, designer, and design year — but not its country of origin. Your challenge is to place a pin on the world map as close to its true origin as possible. The closer your guess, the higher your score.
Think you know where the MG 08 was designed? Play Gun Guesser to test your firearms geography knowledge, or browse the full firearms database to study up before your next game.
Can You Guess Where the MG 08 Was Made?
Test your knowledge in Gun Guesser — the free online gun quiz where you pin firearm origins on the world map.
