Original Dutch Pre-WWI Geweer M. 95 Mannlicher KNIL Rifle by ŒWG Steyr - Dated 1898 British Edged Weapons Ball Turret Gunners on B-17

Ball Turret Gunners on B-17 bombers were protected only by a glass bubble jutting out from the bowels of the plane

Of Note: In late 1934 items manufactured for the NSDAP and other organizations

Holster is crisply embossed US on the flap

This group belonged to Corporal Antonio Battigaglia who served with Company M

of disease and other causes

Original Dutch Pre-WWI Geweer M. 95 Mannlicher KNIL Rifle by ŒWG Steyr - Dated 1898 British Edged Weapons Ball Turret Gunners on B-17Original Item: Only one Available. This is a nice example of the Dutch Geweer M. 95 Mannlicher Infantry Service rifle, which was the standard Dutch long rifle from 1895 and through WWI. It was still in service in some areas until at least 1955, especially by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger or KNIL). Due to the large amount of wear on the rifle, it's very possible that it saw colonial service. This rifle was