Original Bavarian 1858/67 Podewils / Lindner 13.7mm Bolt Action Percussion Conversion Musket Antique Winchesters Anzio in May 1944 and

Anzio in May 1944 and France in August 1944 until the 1st SSF was disbanded on December 5th

Silver medals are scarcer

A means of making the binocular more usable under conditions  of fading light was undertaken

known simply as the "Schrader Valve

flying combat missions over NSDAP Germany and Occupied Europe until the German capitulation in May 1945

Original Bavarian 1858/67 Podewils / Lindner 13.7mm Bolt Action Percussion Conversion Musket Antique Winchesters Anzio in May 1944 andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely RARE example of the German State of BAVARIA'S conversion to Breech Loading Bolt Action of their M 1858 Rifle Musket still issued in Percussion. In use for just TWO years before being superseded by the M 1869 WERDER 11 mm cartridge rifle with a falling block action. These PODWILS rifles did see service during the Franco Prussian War but were quickly phased out immediately following. Consequently