Original German WWII Model 42 3rd Pattern Splinter Tarn Camouflage Luftwaffe Eagle Insignia Cut Off Featured Item MILLS & ORNDORFF AUG 26:

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The falling object was the wingtip of Burton's Hurricane

and operated until the end of World War II in 1945

It has distinctive locking lugs on the end of the barrel so it could be locked into a firing/locating bracket before being fired from the aircraft

The pistol itself is of heavy steel construction

Original German WWII Model 42 3rd Pattern Splinter Tarn Camouflage Luftwaffe Eagle Insignia Cut Off Featured Item MILLS & ORNDORFF AUG 26:Original Item: Only One Available. This is an incredibly rare Luftwaffe eagle insignia that was cut from a Model 42 3rd Pattern Splinter Tarn Camouflage Paratrooper Jump Smock. German cut out insignias were common bring back war trophies collected by American GIs and were typically cut away from combat worn uniforms and headgear. This Luftwaffe embroidered example is mounted to a section of a Model 42 3rd Pattern Splinter Tarn Camouflage