Original Rare German WWII 1944 Dated Luftwaffe Tan Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Ammo Bandolier - RBNr. Marked Display Guns & Parts Sets He was a member of

He was a member of the 5th Marines Association and Iwo Jima Survivors Association per his obituary listed here: Lionel A

the Signal Corps found itself wholly inadequate to the task of supporting the Army in combat after the United States entered World War I on 6 April 1917

The socket section that fits over the musket barrel is very heavily checkered and unfortunately the E

The "progressive" aspect of the rifling is easily visible

but painted with ochre-colored urishi lacquer

Original Rare German WWII 1944 Dated Luftwaffe Tan Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Ammo Bandolier - RBNr. Marked Display Guns & Parts Sets He was a member ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of the standard ammunition bandolier issued to German Luftwaffe Fallschirmjger Paratroopers during WWII. As they were often dropped behind enemy lines and far from the supply chain, they were provided with these bandoliers, which have 6 pockets on each side. Some of these pockets are double layered, so the bandolier fully loaded would carry 20 stripper clips of 5 rounds each for the Mauser