Original German Pre WWII USGI Bring Back Set - State Veteran's Association Armband and Matched Artillery M36 Enlisted Shoulderboards Edged Weapons The design itself was introduced

The design itself was introduced in 1891

as there was a purpose built slot in the carbine's fore stock to accept the blade of the socket bayonet

This example is is typical of later WWII production

She departed Majuro on 22 Jun on her third war patrol as a member of a wolfpack

and moved the marking under the rear skirt

Original German Pre WWII USGI Bring Back Set - State Veteran's Association Armband and Matched Artillery M36 Enlisted Shoulderboards Edged Weapons The design itself was introducedOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice German Pre WWII Veteran's Association Armband along with a matched set of Artillery Enlisted M36 shoulderboards, which were brought back from the European theater by a USGI after the war was concluded. Many solders traded these on the way back, and would end up with a pocket full of various different collectible items, and this set represents the typical "haul" one might have come back with.