Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marines Named Grouping MG 34 Feed Assembly known now as the 20

known now as the 20 mm Becker using the API blowback (Advanced Primer Ignition blowback) method of operation

Bolt bears German Waffenamt and stamped serial number 6786 d

Rhineland and Central Europe

contractor 13 stands for firm Arthur Schüttelhofer & Co

Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marines Named Grouping MG 34 Feed Assembly known now as the 20Original Items: One of a kind Set. Private Richard D. Klink (Marine Corps Serial number 61705) served with the 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in World War One from July 28th, 1918 to August 13th, 1919. He fought with the USMC in France and survived the Great War. The following items belonged to him and are included in this wonderful WWI grouping: An extremely rare example of an original U. S. Marine Corps M1917 "Doughboy"