Original WWI Era Belgian Donation Collection Tin Bank for National Association against Tuberculosis NATION From October 1915 to February

From October 1915 to February 1918 positional battles at Pinsk and Kovel

are fully functional

but with pleats removed from all the pockets to save on materials and production time

NOTE: Note: This gun is NOT considered obsolete calibre

It also looks like the trigger guard mounting hole may have been reamed out for use with a GEW 98 type sling

Original WWI Era Belgian Donation Collection Tin Bank for National Association against Tuberculosis NATION From October 1915 to FebruaryOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the WWI era, the conditions, strife, and large numbers of people moving through Europe led to inevitable illness and disease issues. While most remember the Swine Flu Pandemic, Tuberculosis, often called "Consumption", was also of large concern. The wet and cold conditions in the trenches on the battlefields were the perfect environment for the spread, and after the war the soldiers then took it home with