Original German WWII Rheinmetall ST-61 MG 15 Water Cooled Display Gun Serial No. 2296 with Saddle Drum Magazine - dated 1942 MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Just like German troops

Just like German troops

Tranter had a contract with the importing firm Hyde & Goodrich in New Orleans to import and distribute his revolvers commercially

This is enough to verify that it is definitely an Aston pistol

The felt top pad is somewhat worn due to age and use

Original German WWII Rheinmetall ST-61 MG 15 Water Cooled Display Gun Serial No. 2296 with Saddle Drum Magazine - dated 1942 MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Just like German troopsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a magnificent WWII German WWII Rheinmetall Romanian ST 61 MG 15 Display Gun, built using original WWII issue parts on an original BATF compliant non firing display receiver, making this a 100% legal display Machine gun. This receiver was created by using a portion of the original torch cut receiver, with the entire forward portion (over 50% of the total length) completely replaced entirely with solid steel