Original U.S. WWII Reims Capitulation German Surrender Commemorative Brass Ashtray MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The poster used the symbol

The poster used the symbol as a tool to raise money for the American war effort through the sale of Liberty Bonds

so it's very possible that this rifle broke

Florida on 1 December 1942 as one of the four squadrons of the 387th Bombardment Group and trained at bases in the southeastern United States with Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers until June 1943

though there is extensive powder burn on the breech area

made without any maker's name or other identifying marks

Original U.S. WWII Reims Capitulation German Surrender Commemorative Brass Ashtray MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The poster used the symbolOriginal Item: Only One Available. The German Instrument of Surrender was the legal document that affected the extinction of NSDAP Germany and ended World War II in Europe. The definitive text was signed in Karlshorst, Berlin, on the night of 8 May 1945 by representatives of the three armed services of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) and the Allied Expeditionary Force together with the Supreme High Command of the Soviet Red Army, with further