Original U.S. WWI M1910 Shelter Half - Unissued with Matching Early Pattern Collapsible Tent Pole & Pegs Lewis Gun and a "D" hand guard

and a "D" hand guard enclosing the knurled  hand grip

Working Bolt and trigger

The award of a common allied campaign medal was recommended by an inter-allied committee in March 1919

This is a excellent condition genuine 1980s era U

The production of ROG-43 was established at the industrial enterprises of the Caucasus

Original U.S. WWI M1910 Shelter Half - Unissued with Matching Early Pattern Collapsible Tent Pole & Pegs Lewis Gun and a "D" hand guardOriginal Item. Only One Available. In 1910 the US Army Infantry and Cavalry adopted separate designs for a new shelter half. The Cavalry opted for this one, the same basic style that had been in use since 1892, while the Infantry adopted a much smaller shelter half designed to use a rifle in the front and a bayonet in the back in lieu of poles. Experience gained during the Punitive Expedition convinced the Army to standardize on the Cavalry pattern