#machine gun unit

[thisdayinwwi]

Sep 3 1917 in WWI

Imperial Austro-Hungarian Army machine gun units, armed with the  Schwarzlose M.07/12 MGs on the  Isonzo Front.

Two Austro-Hungarian machine gunners. One carries a Schwarzlose MG on a light tripod with a belt of ammo around his neck. 

Maschinengewehrabteilung, Transport - BildID=15603294

Austro-Hungarian machine gunners with Schwarzlose M.07/12 MGs fitted with bi-pods and mounted on the lighter "Backpack-mount".

Maschinengewehrabteilung, a.d. Isonzofront - BildID=15603301

Soldiers on the Ternovanerwalde, note the chair lift.

Lagernde Truppen im Ternovanerwalde - BildID=15603686

Chairlift

Dratseilbahn im Ternovanerwalde - BildID=15603693

Machine gun division training

Maschinengewehrabteilung, Uebung - BildID=15603287

3.9.17.

3 September 1917-09-03

[mudwerks]

MG08 position, probably post-war (by drakegoodman)

Items of note.

(i) No Reich's kokarde on the caps.

(ii) Unidentified head-wear being worn by the man on the gun.

(iii) M1916 gasmask pouches.

(iv) Tripod mount for the MG rather than the Schlitten mount.