Original U.S. WWII Named Bring Back Bayonet Grouping in Box - 98k, Chassepot, Model 1871 MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly He was detached in February

He was detached in February 1943 to take command of the battleship South Dakota

all steel hardware (buckles & slides) and a genuine cork stopper

meaning it was a higher quality production than most

it was used by the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade in their overwhelmingly successful attack at Beersheba (immortalized in the excellent film The Light Horsemen

The breech mechanism employed a hinged breechblock that rotated up and forward

Original U.S. WWII Named Bring Back Bayonet Grouping in Box - 98k, Chassepot, Model 1871 MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly He was detached in FebruaryOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Pfc Fred R Russell ASN 35800875 enlisted in Cincinnati Ohio on June 6th, 1943. He served with the 346th Engineer General Service Regiment. The regiment was formed in early 1942, and trained at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana. It shipped out to England in early August 1942 from Camp Kilmer. In England, at least part of the regiment helped build Nuthampstead airbase. The regiment landed at Omaha Beach in Normandy around