Original German WWII NSDAP Party Long Service Award Second Class with Ribbon - 15 Years Category_MG 34 Mounts There is also a repaired

There is also a repaired area on the top rear of the receiver

All of the rigger add ons

by the start of the Pacific War

I rather think this most likely dates to about 100 years later

and it would most likely indicate that this rifle was in service domestically

Original German WWII NSDAP Party Long Service Award Second Class with Ribbon - 15 Years Category_MG 34 Mounts There is also a repairedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The NSDAP Party Long Service Award (Die Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP) was a political award in the form of a badge awarded during the Third Reich era. The award was given in three grades of ten years, fifteen years, and twenty five years of service. On its reverse side, each award had emblazoned the inscription, in German: Treue fr Fhrer und Volk (Loyalty to Leader and People). The service award was a four pointed