Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Silver 1st Class & Silver 2nd Class Chinese Militaria This piece includes an original

This piece includes an original issue khaki sling and an original magazine

though it still retains its original brass Mauser 1871 grip assembly with working catch

It was produced by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne from 1873 to 1887 in about 337

This is the manufacturer who made the scabbard

Side of tube:  Right column: "98 Type

Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Silver 1st Class & Silver 2nd Class Chinese Militaria This piece includes an originalOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice set of two examples of the "Medal for Gallantry and Merit for Members of the Eastern Peoples" (Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker). This was a military and paramilitary award of Germany. Established on 14 July 1942, it was bestowed on personnel from the former Soviet Union (Ostvolk or "Eastern people"), who volunteered to fight alongside German forces. The Medal is sometimes