The base's origins began in 1947 with an order for construction of an airfield by the New England Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers
The bayonet grip scales are made of stag-horn with an aluminum police insignia firmly attached on one side
The revolver operates in both Double Action and Single Action
and was made by the rarely seen maker Süddeutsche Messerfabrik GmbH
and definitely shows that it saw a good amount of service during the Third Reich period
Original U.S. WWII U.S.M.C. .45cal H.&R. Reising Model 50 Display Submachine Gun with Original Sling & Magazine German Artwork & Posters The base's origins began inOriginal Item: Only One Available. The . 45 Reising submachine gun was manufactured by Harrington & Richardson (H&R) Arms Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, and was designed and patented by Eugene Reising in 1940. The three versions of the weapon were the Model 50, the folding stock Model 55, and the semiautomatic Model 60 rifle. Over 100,000 Reisings were ordered during World War II, and were initially used by the United States Navy, Marine