German FG 42 Type II Museum Quality Replica Non-Firing Automatic Rifle by Shoei of Japan with Sling - Serial 00187 Manufacture Type_Original Items There are also some markings

There are also some markings on the breech of the barrel

with the original blued finish worn to a lovely aged bright steel patina

Blades usually suffered the most damage close to the cross guard

Post was the only reporter assigned to a B-24-equipped group

which has the organizations emblem on the chest of the eagle

German FG 42 Type II Museum Quality Replica Non-Firing Automatic Rifle by Shoei of Japan with Sling - Serial 00187 Manufacture Type_Original Items There are also some markingsReplica Item: The FG 42 (Fallschirmjgergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7. 9257mm Mauser automatic rifle produced in Germany during World War II. The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war. It combined the characteristics and firepower of a light machine gun in a lightweight form slightly shorter (but considerably