Original Rare German WWII Early Luftwaffe Blue Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Ammo Bandolier Revolutionary War This means that this rifle

This means that this rifle or more likely the action was a conversion from the 1873 model

There is a Presidential Unit Citation with an oak leaf cluster above the right breast pocket

and the data plate on the side reads:

(sp) France

The etching

Original Rare German WWII Early Luftwaffe Blue Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Ammo Bandolier Revolutionary War This means that this rifleOriginal 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