Original U.S. WWI 77th Division 306th Infantry Panoramic Signed by Future Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson - 4 x 14” MG 42 Mounts and definitely shows some use

and definitely shows some use

This Chapka helmet features a white horsehair plume

a barrel of just about 30" and a bore diameter at the flared muzzle of 2 1/2" what makes this weapon massive is it's shear bulk

where one would expect it

The butt stock is in better shape

Original U.S. WWI 77th Division 306th Infantry Panoramic Signed by Future Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson - 4 x 14” MG 42 Mounts and definitely shows some useOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a really tremendous piece of WWI ephemera. This small yard long photograph of Company H, 306th Infantry Regiment, is signed on the reverse by 39 solders in the company, including the company commander, Robert P. Patterson, who received the Distinguished Service Cross & Silver Star during World War I, and would later serve as the Under Secretary of War from December 16th, 1940 September 27th, 1945 and the Secretary