Original German WWII State Service Armband marked for P.O.W. Work Battalion 24 Caps & Hats the Berthier carbine's bolt lugs

the Berthier carbine's bolt lugs lock vertically into the receiver instead of horizontally as in the Lebel rifle

a solid frame with a screwed in barrel and the simple turn of a wing nut to release the loading lever and cylinder arbor were all significant improvements over the open topped frame and wedge-retained barrel of the Colt design

very few original British Mk I strikers among the Mk II and Mk III Martini strikers it uncovered in Nepal

curved pommel

• A light box frame containing many of the above mentioned items for easy to display appeal

Original German WWII State Service Armband marked for P.O.W. Work Battalion 24 Caps & Hats the Berthier carbine's bolt lugsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The yellow German State Service Armband was worn by uniformed German personnel who were attached to the Armed Forces during WWII. Often, these were worn by men of the Reichsarbeitsdienst and Reichsbahn who were operating with the German Army in the occupied countries. They were also issued to Prisoner's of War when used on work details. This is a great example, in very good condition, complete with the prisoner