Original German WWII MP 40 SMG Extractor Uniforms Original Items: Very few Pre-WW2

Original Items: Very few Pre-WW2 Dutch blue enameled water bottle with white porcelain stopper and cotton web carrying strap

and clumsy leather and steel box carried over the shoulder on a strap

Approved by King George III in June 1773 this 28" flintlock saddle ring carbine was named after General George Augustus Eliott commander of the 15th or "The Kings's Own Royal Light Dragoons"

The barrel is 28" and the carbine has all brass mounts

but with the addition of the central seconds via the additional pinion bridge the jewel count goes to 16 as well

Original German WWII MP 40 SMG Extractor Uniforms Original Items: Very few Pre-WW2Original Item: Many years ago I stood in a European military arsenal watching soldiers "destroy" endless numbers of original MP 40 Sub Machine Guns. No amount of begging did me any good whatsoever. One by one each gun was disassembled, the parts crushed then fed into the smelter. I was actually there collecting a Government release of militaria, helmets and leather goods, but that didn't compensate for my anguish at seeing what was going on. That