Original Japanese WWII Black-Out Bulb in Original Box - Rare Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock though it has been polished

though it has been polished and cleaned extensively

so this may have been a gift from the soldier’s father

The top cover bears serial number 0524 on this very fine example of the most prolific German issued Light Machine gun of WW2

with a great "been there" look

The scabbard shell is straight throughout

Original Japanese WWII Black-Out Bulb in Original Box - Rare Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock though it has been polishedOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a fantastic heavily worn example of a Japanese WWII Blackout Bulb. Their purpose was to create a minimal light source to be used inside homes during air raid alert "blackouts", in which there was reason to believe there was danger of an air raid. When this happened, all normal bulbs had to be turned off, and these bulbs had to be used instead. The idea was to make it more difficult for enemy aircraft to