Original German WWII Luftwaffe Issued Grenade Bags by Ehrhardt u. Kirsten, Koffer and Dated 1942 Sten Gun After the loss of half

After the loss of half the Regiment (the 24th of Foot) at the Battle of Isandhwana in January of 1879 followed by the epic stand at Rorke's Drift two days later

but nothing out of the ordinary for a dagger used in service

it literally floated onto the bosom of our receptive Channel

It most likely became brittle over time and fell away

but the thin barrel walls suggest that it was really intended as a shotgun for bird hunting

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Issued Grenade Bags by Ehrhardt u. Kirsten, Koffer and Dated 1942 Sten Gun After the loss of halfOriginal Item: Only One Available. Originally designed and used by German Stormtroopers in the trenches of WW1, these grenade bags were often seen around the necks of German Paratroopers in WW2 as they operated behind enemy lines and far from a resupply. Just like the Allied paratroopers, they needed as much extra ammunition as they could carry. There is no way of knowing these were used by German paratroopers, but it is a possibility! These are very