Original U.S. WWII Browning Model 1918 Belt Filling Machine Loader with Transit Chest Original Antique Guns 1944 and received a purple

1944 and received a purple heart

just beneath the throat:

There is some looseness to the hilt

This helmet is heat lot stamped 307D which indicates the approximate manufacture date of October 1942

apparently made by cutting up a large piece of leather

Original U.S. WWII Browning Model 1918 Belt Filling Machine Loader with Transit Chest Original Antique Guns 1944 and received a purpleOriginal Item: Only One Available. Genuine USGI Browning Belt Loading Machine (Model of 1918). All steel construction, complete with the vertical feed chute and wood transit chest measuring 12 1 2" x 8 1 2" x 6 1 2". The feed chute or cartridge guide is the part that installs on top of the machine that the rounds are dropped into. Appears to be complete and functional, however, we have not tested it. Condition overall is very good, shows age, but more