French Adrian M-26 Steel Helmet Bowl: Original WWII German Machine Guns The gun could sustain continuous

The gun could sustain continuous firing of about 120 aimed shots per minute almost indefinitely ( US War Department Handbook

The percussion lock is clearly an old local replacement and the stock

but where space is at a premium

All parts completely correct and never messed with an neat untouched example

This is the second version of the M2 dummy cartridge and was the standard for the last two years of WW2

French Adrian M-26 Steel Helmet Bowl: Original WWII German Machine Guns The gun could sustain continuousOriginal Item: Not available to U. S. Collectors in many years, these are original WWII issue French Steel Helmet bowls known as the "ADRIAN" model of 1926. Steel bowl construction resembling WWI French Steel Helmet with steel comb, each helmet bears the steel badge showing an embossed flaming bomb impressed "RF" for "R? publique Fran? aise". Each helmet exterior has been refurbished but the interior is original paint offered without liner or