Original Prussian Pre-WWII Free State of Prussia Leather Belt & Buckle by H. Mandelartz of Aachen - Size 96 Czech Militaria sixteen Army Air Force medium

sixteen Army Air Force medium bombers took off from the deck of the Navy carrier USS Hornet

The fore stock looks to be an arsenal spare

The barrel is 54" long and the gun's overall length is a very impressive 69"

A wonderful article about the Owen Gun by Jon Diamond can be found below

Original Prussian Pre-WWII Free State of Prussia Leather Belt & Buckle by H. Mandelartz of Aachen - Size 96 Czech Militaria sixteen Army Air Force mediumOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Free State of Prussia was one of the constituent states of Germany from 1918 to 1947. The successor to the Kingdom of Prussia after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I, it continued to be the dominant state in Germany during the Weimar Republic, as it had been during the empire, even though most of Germany's post war territorial losses in Europe had come from its lands. It was home to the federal