Original Imperial German WWI Era Large Bronze Sculpture of Uhlan Soldier of 5th (Westphalian) Uhlans on Horseback by Léon Mignon (1847-1898) Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly Caliber: 8×53mmR Murata

Caliber: 8×53mmR Murata

with the original top tie no longer present

which appears to be covered in period newspaper

Because the treaty of Versailles banned further production of such weapons in Germany

Non-infantry personnel were not eligible for either grade of the Infantry Assault Badge

Original Imperial German WWI Era Large Bronze Sculpture of Uhlan Soldier of 5th (Westphalian) Uhlans on Horseback by Léon Mignon (1847-1898) Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly Caliber: 8×53mmR MurataOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous and prestigious bronze sculpture of an Imperial German Uhlan soldier of the 5th (Westphalian) Uhlans on horseback. The sculpture is incredibly detailed and signed on the base to Lon Mignon, a well known Belgian sculptor working in a realist idiom, known for his depiction of bulls. Mignon passed away in 1898, so we are confident in dating this sculpture to the mid 1880s or 1890s, well before World