Original German WWII Rheinmetall Romanian ST-61 MG 15 Water Cooled Display Gun with Saddle Drum Magazine - dated 1942 French Field Equipment In fact this very Air

In fact this very Air Medal was posted on a well respected collector's forum in 2012 and Peay's son responded that it had been stolen from the veterans car while he was in hospital in 1975

Rebuilt from a vintage complete WW1 parts set using all original parts on a deactivated (non-firing BATF compliant) display receiver using 80% of an original torch cut steel Lewis MG receiver ans 20% solid steel

Each canister measures approximately 6" tall with a 3" diameter

Still it shows significant age

Each State was required to provide a Militia force both for it's own security and if needed for National Defense should the need arise as it did in 1812

Original German WWII Rheinmetall Romanian ST-61 MG 15 Water Cooled Display Gun with Saddle Drum Magazine - dated 1942 French Field Equipment In fact this very AirOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a magnificent WWII German WWII Rheinmetall Romanian ST 61 MG 15 Display Gun, built using original WWII issue parts on an original BATF compliant non firing display receiver, making this a 100% legal display Machine gun. This receiver was created by using a portion of the original torch cut receiver, with the entire forward portion (over 50% of the total length) completely replaced entirely with solid steel