Original U.S. WWII Named Bring Back Bayonet Grouping in Box - 98k, Chassepot, Model 1871 MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly Length: 182 inch / 462

Length: 182 inch / 462 cm

This Smith’s Patent Carbine carries a four digit serial number and receiver stampings that reflect a true example produced at the American Machine Works factory in Springfield

all steel hardware (buckles & slides) and a genuine cork stopper

meaning it was a higher quality production than most

these units staved off successive banzai charges

Original U.S. WWII Named Bring Back Bayonet Grouping in Box - 98k, Chassepot, Model 1871 MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly Length: 182 inch / 462Original Items: One of a kind set. Pfc Fred R Russell ASN 35800875 enlisted in Cincinnati Ohio on June 6th, 1943. He served with the 346th Engineer General Service Regiment. The regiment was formed in early 1942, and trained at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana. It shipped out to England in early August 1942 from Camp Kilmer. In England, at least part of the regiment helped build Nuthampstead airbase. The regiment landed at Omaha Beach in Normandy around