U.S. WWII 1945 Publication - The Epic of the 101st Airborne: A Pictorial Record of a Great Fighting Team German Ordnance Perhaps Maynard's most significant firearms

Perhaps Maynard's most significant firearms invention was his tip-up single-shot metallic-cartridge breech loading rifle

Thanks to some excellent historical sleuthing by one of our customers we can now confirm with 95% confidence that this rifle was owned by a member of the Crow Nation

inflicting such heavy casualties that the Germans thought they faced more machine-guns than they actually did

Once thrown

as they have to be matched to the blade

U.S. WWII 1945 Publication - The Epic of the 101st Airborne: A Pictorial Record of a Great Fighting Team German Ordnance Perhaps Maynard's most significant firearmsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptionally hard to find original 1945 publication, not the modern reprint. Over sized stiff card covers (elephant folio in an oblong format) spiral bound, so the book will open flat. Very minor surface soiling to the front and rear covers. Light wear to the edges of the covers. The text photo pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. Size: Elephant Folio over 15" 23" tall.