Original Austrian Model 1867 11mm WERNDL Infantry Rifle - Dated 1872 MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly He served with Eisenhower and

He served with Eisenhower and traveled with him thorough out most the war culminating in the occupation of the IG Farben Building of Frankfurt

Its unusual delayed blowback mechanism contained only a single spring

[citation needed] Ammunition was fed by a spring forced spiral double-drum containing 75 rounds total (not 150 as is often mistaken)

the trigger guard bears the engraving:

Vividly portrays the element of fighting a withdrawing action in monsoon season

Original Austrian Model 1867 11mm WERNDL Infantry Rifle - Dated 1872 MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly He served with Eisenhower andOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1867 Werndl Holub 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 wonderful example is fully functional, expertly cleaned, and even still has regimental markings