Germany: Unsere Reichswehr MG08 Machine Gun Gas Masks (Vintage PC 1920s)

vintage black and white german postcard from the series unsere reichswehr (our reichswehr), titled infanterie -- maschinengewehr mit gasmasken in stellung (infantry -- machine gun with gas masks in position). the front depicts soldiers during a maneuver on a field wearing stahlhelm helmets and gas masks, operating a heavy mg 08 machine gun on a sled mount (schlittenlafette). the lower left corner features the kosmos logo.
the reverse side features an unused divided back with the publisher imprint franckh-verlag, stuttgart, nr. 133/88056 b. the bottom edge displays the photographer credit aufn. von hofphot. o. tellgmann, eschwege. the kosmos oval logo is centered at the bottom.

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

condition: excellent...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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