Original German WWII Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Cloth Badge - Parachutist Badge Martini-Henry Parts These rifles come directly from

These rifles come directly from IMA’s extraordinary discovery of arms stored for generations in the old royal palace of Lagan Silikhana in Kathmandu

To enhance the display we have found an original partially brass Sokolov Mount

In spite of the difference in length the two cartridges were interchangeable and could be chambered and fired in both Norwegian and Swedish rifles

The ricasso markings are the royal cypher of King Haakon 7 and the Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk factory mark

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Original German WWII Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper Cloth Badge - Parachutist Badge Martini-Henry Parts These rifles come directly fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Parachutist Badge (Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen) was a badge awarded to qualified parachutists of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS of NSDAP Germany. The badge was first established by order of Hermann Gring on 5 November 1936. It was originally awarded to Luftwaffe personnel after completion of the required number of six jumps. After this they were eligible to become a Fallschirmjger (paratrooper). The badge