Original European Flintlock Hunting Sword Pistol by E. Kleiner of Vienna circa 1700 - Hirschfänger Antique Remingtons and the surviving YB-40s were

and the surviving YB-40s were converted back to standard B-17F configuration or used as gunnery trainers back in the States

The airborne component of Operation Market Garden

frequently found himself going out in advance of the Battalion for billeting purposes

There are no nicks in the blade

and machinegun emplacements

Original European Flintlock Hunting Sword Pistol by E. Kleiner of Vienna circa 1700 - Hirschfänger Antique Remingtons and the surviving YB-40s wereOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a remarkable and possibly very early Flintlock pistol and hunting Sword combination weapon. Made and marked by E. KLEINER, IN WIEN, a member of the famous Kleiner family of Gun Makers, who started business in Vienna in 1674 and continued for at least thee generations. Often called Hirschfngers, Sword pistols of this type were intended for bleeding out and eventually dispatching wounded game like wild boar and deer