Original German Luftwaffe Winter Fur Uniform - M43 Winter Field Cap and Jacket MP 34 " poorly stamped into the

" poorly stamped into the brass side plate

The longettes protruding from the stirrup cross guard down each side of the blade for some two inches are heavily embossed with what looks like Roman quivers of arrows and other Roman symbols in heavily gilt

The brass butt cap marked:

dated 1943 and with serial number 8368 on the top cover barrel jacket make this a one of our very finest museum quality examples of the most prolific German issued Light Machine gun of WW2

which we assume is the manufacturer

Original German Luftwaffe Winter Fur Uniform - M43 Winter Field Cap and Jacket MP 34 " poorly stamped into theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The severe cold encountered on the Russian front in the winter of 1941 42 found the Germans completely unprepared not only in heat retaining cold weather garments but also snow camouflage garments. This resulted in numerous, hastily improvised and makeshift heat retaining and snow camouflage items being utilized including everything from civilian winter clothing to white bed sheets. After the winter of 1941 42 the