Original U.S. WWI Marlin Colt M1895/14 Potato Digger Display Gun with Tripod - Serial No. 2402 Historical Military Books The serial number 39487 is

The serial number 39487 is stamped on the flat on the bottom of the grip

blade modified to 10" before WW2

Helmets produced by Gentex have three-piece ramshorn visors and helmets produced by Sierra have one-piece ramshorn visors

4973 is also stamped on the original bolt that came with it

as a survival guide in tropical climates issued in December 1941 recommends use of local bamboo as canteens to carry extra water

Original U.S. WWI Marlin Colt M1895/14 Potato Digger Display Gun with Tripod - Serial No. 2402 Historical Military Books The serial number 39487 isOriginal Item: Only One Available. The ColtBrowning M1895, nicknamed "potato digger" because of its unusual operating mechanism, is an air cooled, belt fed, gas operated machine gun that fires from a closed bolt with a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute. Based on a John Browning and Matthew S. Browning design dating to 1889, it was the first successful gas operated machine gun to enter service. The diggers unique system utilized a piston operated by