Description
Above the serial number and on the underside of the barrel bushing is German three letter maker code cos
4 mk I bayonet
complete with its original matched shoulder stock
and was also moved from under the lever to the rear of the tang
for easier static emplacement
Original U.S. Vietnam War Sealed and Unopened Type C Field Ration “C-Rat” by Southern Package & Storage Co. - Dated March 1966 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Above the serial number andOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this was a fantastic discovery! Its not very often you come across a C Ration case still unopened and sealed. While the initial specification was officially declared obsolete in 1945, and production of all Type C rations ended in 1958, existing stockpiles of both original and revised Type C rations continued to be issued to troops serving in Korea and even as late as the Vietnam War. A Marine tank commander