Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1881 - Serial 58759 Hotchkiss MG this is a WWII vintage

this is a WWII vintage item and period photos from WWII show flyers with this exact bag and marking

30    12/27/1944    Gerolstein (#184)     John E

Underneath the band is an ink stamped regimental marking

After all he didn't experience what Ed Strotman and I did so how could he not get a little hokey

Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1881 - Serial 58759 Hotchkiss MG this is a WWII vintageOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Danes elected to license the Remington design for manufacture in Denmark at the Copenhagen arsenal, which they did in a fairly large quantity. The Danish model first utilized a rimfire cartridge and that stayed in service well into the smokeless era. However, with the adoption of the 8mm M1889 Krag Jorgensen the need to update or abandon the Remington became acute. In 1896 they were withdrawn from infantry