Original Napoleonic Ear Austrian Flintlock Short Pioneer Musket with Sword Socket Bayonet Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The real treasure in this

The real treasure in this lot are documents from his experience as a young Naval Lieutenant during the time of the famous Boxer Rebellion in China (remember the Movie "55 Days at Peking" with Charleton Heston

in the Bois D’Ohlungen

the Germans considered that the LMG they wanted had to be belt fed with a quick barrel change feature

Original 37-mm flare cartridges are EXTREMELY RARE

Original Napoleonic Ear Austrian Flintlock Short Pioneer Musket with Sword Socket Bayonet Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The real treasure in thisOriginal Item. One Only. This 29" Barreled Pioneer's Short Musket was manufactured in Belgium under contract to the Austrian Army that fought Napoleon Bonaparte for the first 15 years, on and off, of the 19th Century, aka the Napoleonic Wars. All iron mounts, the fore wood stops 7 1 2 inches behind the barrel muzzle and the foresight is similarly set well back to allow the use of the very large sword socket bayonet. The Bayonet itself is 28" overall