Original Imperial German WWI Jäger Light Infantry Officer Waffenrock MP 40 The Model 1898 is an

The Model 1898 is an incremental improvement over the 1896

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The smallest barrel nearest the eye piece is engraved :-

Early breech loading firearms were notorious for having a poor gas seal

From a staging field in Ceylon

Original Imperial German WWI Jäger Light Infantry Officer Waffenrock MP 40 The Model 1898 is anOriginal Item: Only One Available. Exceptional Eigentumsstck (private purchase) Waffenrock. The Waffenrock is a dark green doe skin wool with collar and cuffs in light blue wool with gilt litzen (now faded to silver). All original buttons, insignia and stitching. The shoulder boards with single pip indicate the rank of Lieutenant. Bears original tailor label which reads Waarenhaus fr Armee und Marine which was a uniform maker based in Berlin. We