Original Soviet RPD 44 7.62mm Display Light Machine Gun with Belt Drum and Toolkit Ordnance including Operation Mincemeat

including Operation Mincemeat

This type measures about 14 inches tall including the spike

It has an attached leather belt loop

this rifle has a good bore with clear lands and grooves

it reads "Privates Wallace

Original Soviet RPD 44 7.62mm Display Light Machine Gun with Belt Drum and Toolkit Ordnance including Operation MincemeatOriginal Item: Only One Available. While the RPD began production in 1944 this example is a post WWII RPD Soviet Machine gun. It is marked with nH 255 B on the top cover with a date of 1953. The arsenal marking is too faint to be recognized. Included with the display gun are an original Belt drum which locks onto a bracket below the feed tray and the original butt stock tool kit. No Dummy Rounds, belts, or Shell Casings are included. The original