Original U.S. WWII Named 66th ID Ranger and 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Grouping Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns The original blade markings are

The original blade markings are clear

The outer cap unfortunately was broken

a competition between Simonov's design and a rifle made by Fedor Tokarev was held

which did a bit better and is retained about 75%

with orders to withdraw to and occupy the Siegfried Line before the Allies arrived

Original U.S. WWII Named 66th ID Ranger and 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Grouping Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns The original blade markings areOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Sergeant Thomas R. Gilbert Jr. ASN 34771068 enlisted in the Army on March 27th, 1943. On October 23rd, 1943 he graduated the Sixty Sixth Infantry Division Ranger School at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Arkansas. Following this he went to Parachute School (Class III) at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1944. After completion of Parachute training he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and later the 507th PIR