Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Bronze Statue of Soldier Lying Prone Firing on Marble Base Antique Smith & Wessons The gun was shipped on

The gun was shipped on April 1

Only some light storage wear and added markings prevent it from looking exactly as it did when it was completed

Walther's production for the Wehrmacht was marked the same way throughout the production with the serial number on the barrel just in front of and above the hole for the barrel pin

We were able to escape from the march and hide out in a farm before the Germans saw us

which definitely deepens the mystery regarding this item

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Bronze Statue of Soldier Lying Prone Firing on Marble Base Antique Smith & Wessons The gun was shipped onOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very interesting bronze statue which we believe to be depicting an Austro Hungarian soldier. This is because we found a very similar example that had the soldier wearing a different piece of headgear, that being a forage cap, but the bayonet on his side is nearly identical, so we believe that this is an Austro Hungarian piece, but we cannot say this for certain. Interestingly, the marble base is carved at