Original Austrian Model 1867 WERNDL Infantry Rifle with Sling Antique Winchesters Along with the proper blue/grey

Along with the proper blue/grey leather harness chinstrap affixed to an aluminum liner band with rubber liner padding

The PM in the designation stood for "Pistolet Maszynowy"

The small French Renault FT tanks they were equipped with found the going hard and many were lost or ran out of fuel crossing the battlefield – the Germans

This grouping was the belongings of WWI pilot JAMES L HALES

Original Item: Dated December 1944

Original Austrian Model 1867 WERNDL Infantry Rifle with Sling Antique Winchesters Along with the proper blue/greyOriginal 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