Description
Original Item: Although the Swiss were neutral in WW1 (and WW2) they kept up with military development and as both the Allies and the Central Powers adopted steel headgear in 1916
M1918 155-mm howitzers and the sound and flash-ranging equipment needed for counter-battery fire had to be left in Wellington
Serial number found under walnut grips is 10285 making this an early 1862 production
There are stains and the blade does show evidence of use
The overall form much resembles the "Belaying Pins" used by the British Navy at the time for tightening ropes etc
Original German WWII MP44 STG44 Sturmgewehr Display Gun German Holsters Original Item: Although the SwissOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is nice STG 44 with original German WW2 manufactured parts built using a solid aluminum receiver that has been built into a fully BATF approved non firing display gun! Called the Sturmgewehr 44 it was considered by many to be the original pattern for the modern assault rifle, the MP44 was developed to give German troops fighting in Russia a means of delivering large volumes of fire at the seemingly endless