Original Imperial German WWI Wreckage Pieces from Zeppelin L-49 Captured by U.S. 29th Division Soldier with Provenance Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles Although able to operate as

Although able to operate as a bomber with a maximum bombload of up to 8

and training ordinary German men and women in civil defense procedures necessary for the basic level of local self-help of the civil population against air raids

It retains markings in yellow on the bottom:

The 5 cm Pak 38 (L/60) (5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38 (L/60)) was a German anti-tank gun of 50 mm calibre

The wood stock shows some age and wear but overall is very solid

Original Imperial German WWI Wreckage Pieces from Zeppelin L-49 Captured by U.S. 29th Division Soldier with Provenance Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles Although able to operate asOriginal Item. One of a Kind. On the morning of Oct. 19, 1917, 13 Zeppelins, including L49, were ordered to attack middle England. Industrial region of Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, etc. With a crew of 19 and carrying 11,000 pounds of fuel, it set out with a payload of 4,410 pounds of bombs, of which 42 bombs were dropped. Following the raid, L49 was forced down in France near Bourbonne les Bains by French fighter planes. All crew members survived