Original German WWII MP40 Complete Bolt and Recoil Assembly - Maschinenpistole 40 Knives & Daggers This indicates 1944 production by

This indicates 1944 production by Gustav Genschow

After the first world war the kit was decommissioned by the museum and remained in private collection until 2017

A very similar Spontoon with the same crowned leaping horse engraving is illustrated in SWORDS AND BLADES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION by George C

so some can be pulled right out of the belt

Original German WWII MP40 Complete Bolt and Recoil Assembly - Maschinenpistole 40 Knives & Daggers This indicates 1944 production byOriginal Item: Only One Available. Taken from an MP 40 Parts Set that was built into a Display Gun and sold separately. This example comes complete with its extractor and push pull cocking handle, as well as the telescoping recoil assembly topped with the firing pin. Condition is very good, and it has just some small areas of staining and finish loss. The bolt body, firing pin holder, recoil assembly, and firing pin all bear Waffenamt proofs and other