Original U.S. WWII Paradummy Gummipuppen Paratrooper Decoy Rupert Doll MG 34 Ammo Storage Stabler was paid a royalty

Stabler was paid a royalty of 25 cents for each carbine fabricated with his magazine cut-off device

Both the slight wood loss and the bayonet scabbard tips are simple restorations

It definitely has had post manufacture sharpening

I can't remember what the h*ll I did from September to January - I forget

In February 1812

Original U.S. WWII Paradummy Gummipuppen Paratrooper Decoy Rupert Doll MG 34 Ammo Storage Stabler was paid a royaltyOriginal Item: This is an extremely rare U. S. WWII produced Paradummy. A paradummy is a military deception device first used in World War II, intended to imitate a drop of paratroop attackers. This can cause the enemy to shift forces or fires unnecessarily, or lure enemy troops into staged ambushes. The devices were called Rupert dolls by British troops and Oscar by American troops. In the film The Longest Day you can hear the German troops call them