Original German Pre WWII Unteroffizier NCO Machine Gun Training Wall Plaque - 6 1/4" x 9 3/4" Technical Books with a partly bright finish

with a partly bright finish showing some areas of corrosion

though it is quite small at 6 3/4 US

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with much of the original blue finish on the metalwork and a nice finish on the walnut stock

which look to be factory original

Original German Pre WWII Unteroffizier NCO Machine Gun Training Wall Plaque - 6 1/4" x 9 3/4" Technical Books with a partly bright finishOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very interesting German Pre WWII Machine Gun training commemorative plaque, which looks to have been for the NCOs in machine gun companies. The plaque features a 4 5 8" wide non magnetic plated metal plate embossed with a prone soldier firing an Maxim MG 08 15, the iconic German Machine gun of WWII. Under this is a small plate with the following inscription: Uffz. Korps 1 76 1. 10. 37 1. 11. 38 These are both