Original U.S. WWII 36th Infantry Division Bronze Star Named Grouping - 736th Ordnance Company DP-28 LMG Also a bit of the

Also a bit of the operating rod is present

The data plate on the transit chest reads:

Overall very good condition with some minor wear and tiny pinprick moth holes in scattered locations

in France had already initiated the process of replacing the Chauchat with the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

This offering also includes a special blank firing barrel in its own carrier and a blank firing adapter in its steel soaking case

Original U.S. WWII 36th Infantry Division Bronze Star Named Grouping - 736th Ordnance Company DP-28 LMG Also a bit of theOriginal Items: One one of a kind. A fantastic uniform grouping that belonged to PFC Ralph Brown (ASN: 32999313 ) who was born in 1908 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. During WW2 he was assigned to the 736th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company, 36th Infantry Division who fought in World War Two. He participated in some of the most ferocious campaigns of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations including the Italian Campaign, on 9 September 1943, when