Original German WWII Schutzpolizei Protection Police Officer's Schirmmütze Visor Cap by Alkero - size 61 ½ MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This stands for Infanterie Gewehr

This stands for Infanterie Gewehr (Infantry Rifle) Model 71

in great shape with a lovely color

possibly because the arsenal made tangs were not available due to the late production

- Original  heart breaking original letter from crew mate Bob Lynes or Roberson's wife where he describes his final Mission on March 2nd

dated 1943 and with serial number 6642 on the top cover and barrel jacket make this a one of our very finest museum quality examples of the most prolific German issued Light Machine gun of WW2

Original German WWII Schutzpolizei Protection Police Officer's Schirmmütze Visor Cap by Alkero - size 61 ½ MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This stands for Infanterie GewehrOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Ordnungspolizei, abbreviated Orpo, meaning "Order Police", were the uniformed police force in NSDAP Germany from 1936 to 1945. The Orpo organization was absorbed into the NSDAP monopoly on power after regional police jurisdiction was removed in favor of the central government ("Reich ification", Verreichlichung, of the police). The Orpo was controlled, nominally by the Interior Ministry but its executive