Original U.S. Civil War Joslyn Firearms Co. M1864 Infantry Rifle Serial M 1725 with 1864 dated Springfield Lock Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts the 466th Bombardment Group began

the 466th Bombardment Group began operations on 22 March 1944 with a daylight raid on Berlin

There is a round piercing about 3/8" from the cutting edge in the center of the blade

the MP44 was developed to give German troops fighting in Russia a means of delivering large volumes of fire at the seemingly endless supply of Soviet troops

After these actions the squadron returned to uneventful patrols of the bombline and finished off 1943 with no further engagements against the enemy

The Hatchet comes complete with an original late WWII color OD Green #7 carrier

Original U.S. Civil War Joslyn Firearms Co. M1864 Infantry Rifle Serial M 1725 with 1864 dated Springfield Lock Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts the 466th Bombardment Group beganOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a real find, and is one of only a few Joslyn System firearms that we have had in over 25 years! Even better, this is only the second infantry rifle that we have ever had! Benjamin Franklin Joslyn was known as one of the most interesting gun designers during the U. S. Civil War, and he developed a series of breech loading firearms, which were incremental improvements over each previous design. First introduced