Original U.S. WWII USMC 1st Marine Division Dog Tag & Medal Grouping - Robert Ernest Guinther, Marine Aviation Detachment Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock which was painted white by

which was painted white by Israel during the post war period

Endpiece has patent information for Mills & Orndorff up to 1894

so all Chassepot rifles by this maker are extremely rare

This is a good example of over reach that ended up as an also ran and is quite possibly totally UNIQUE that was consigned to the scrap heap of Rifle history

which is a combination of a custom fabricated aluminum "shell"

Original U.S. WWII USMC 1st Marine Division Dog Tag & Medal Grouping - Robert Ernest Guinther, Marine Aviation Detachment Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock which was painted white byOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is a lovely WWII 1st Marine Division grouping identified to Assistant Cook Robert Ernest Guinther, who first enlisted in July 1943. The grouping includes his medals, EGAs, patch, and dog tags. In our research, we found that Guinther served with the HQ Squadron, Marine Aviation Detachment, Naval Air Technical Training Center in Jacksonville, Florida from 1943 1945, also serving with the 1st Service Battalion,