Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Gold 1st Class in Case & Silver 2nd Class German Field Gear During the combat evaluation period

During the combat evaluation period

Continuing the advance

This was recently sold off by a private collection in England

45" eight groove rifling

and in China the C96 was nicknamed the "box cannon" (Chinese:

Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Gold 1st Class in Case & Silver 2nd Class German Field Gear During the combat evaluation periodOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice set of two examples of the "Medal for Gallantry and Merit for Members of the Eastern Peoples" (Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker). This was a military and paramilitary award of Germany. Established on 14 July 1942, it was bestowed on personnel from the former Soviet Union (Ostvolk or "Eastern people"), who volunteered to fight alongside German forces. The Medal is sometimes