Original Austrian Model 1867 WERNDL Infantry Rifle with Sling Antique Winchesters In typical Government fashion

In typical Government fashion

It was sold and reissued to the Danish army during the cold war and is marked as such

This grouping was the belongings of WWI pilot JAMES L HALES

recently released from the Ministry of Defense

The PM in the designation stood for "Pistolet Maszynowy"

Original Austrian Model 1867 WERNDL Infantry Rifle with Sling Antique Winchesters In typical Government fashionOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1867 WerndlHolub was a single shot breechloading rifle that the Austro Hungarian army adopted in 1867. It replaced the Wanzl breechloader conversion of the muzzle loading Lorenz rifle. Josef Werndl (1831 1889) and Karel Holub (1830 1903) designed and patented their design; Werndl later bought out all the rights. This example, fully cleaned, still bears its original leather sling in place together with regimental