It sailed to Europe to join the American Expeditionary Force in fighting World War I
probably from not being cleaned after shooting corrosive ammunition
The under side of the external cover is named in script:- Edmond Corlayn
and was sent to France in September 1939
The rifle also comes with a very nice brass muzzle cover
Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge in Blue British Ordnance It sailed to Europe toOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an very nice RARE example of a German WWII German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz) in Gold award, issued as a cloth embroidered badge for use on the Luftwaffe (Air Force) uniform. The badge is approximately 2 7 8 inches (72mm) wide, and is hand embroidered, featuring a double, overlaid, eight point, sunburst pattern with the top, inner layer, sunburst in matte, brownish grey, cotton threads, and the bottom, outer