Original Austrian 1840 Flintlock Saddle Carbine Converted to Percussion - later Sold to U.S. Market MG 34 is an anti-personnel fragmentation defensive

is an anti-personnel fragmentation defensive grenade

There were 11 divisons of Das Heer (the regular army)

38 Offered in overall very good condition with areas of wear to the internal lining

it was actually designed for Cavalry- the official name in the US Army quartermaster catalog is "Cover

the wood of which forms a strong backing to the steel point

Original Austrian 1840 Flintlock Saddle Carbine Converted to Percussion - later Sold to U.S. Market MG 34 is an anti-personnel fragmentation defensiveOriginal Item. Only One Available. This was originally a FLINTLOCK Saddle ring Carbine, made around 1815, which was then converted to the Percussion cap ignition system in 1840. It was subsequently sold to the United States, and imported just prior to the U. S. Civil War, where many of these weapons saw service, mostly on the Confederate side. The Carbine measures just shy of 30" in overall length, the rifled barrel measuring just 14 1 2". The wood