Original German WWII MP44 Display Assault Rifle with Demilled Receiver - Dated 44 British Antique Guns To commemorate the 1944 Waal

To commemorate the 1944 Waal assault river crossing made by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 307th Engineer Battalion (Airborne) during Operation Market Garden

The blade etch terminates with a "arrow" figure

The Massachusetts Arms Company failed during the 1890s

Lord Chelmsford and a column of British troops arrived soon afterwards

The wooden ramrod is Hickory was made in the United States and has the original brass nose mount

Original German WWII MP44 Display Assault Rifle with Demilled Receiver - Dated 44 British Antique Guns To commemorate the 1944 WaalOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is, quite simply, a beautiful STG 44, so whoever gets this, congratulations! Called the Sturmgewehr 44 it was considered by many to be the original pattern for the modern assault rifle, the MP44 was developed to give German troops fighting in Russia a means of delivering large volumes of fire at the seemingly endless supply of Soviet troops. This sample is in outstanding condition bearing original serial number