Deactivated OLD SPEC WWII MP44/Stg44 Assault Rifle

Rare old spec MP44/Stg44 assault rifle. Manufactured by Steyr who only produced 80,000 during the entire war. Underneath on the receiver it is correctly marked "swj" and WaA623 with Nazi eagle (German army proof). The serial number is also correct for Steyr with matching numbers to upper and lower section and stock. The barrel is also Steyr and marked bnz WaA623.  The MP44 was made from stamped parts making it relatively quick and cheap to make and fired the 7.92 Kurtz (short) cartridge. The MP44 was only in production for just a few years at the end of the war, including the Mkb42, MP43/1,MP44 & StG44 variants around 440,000 were every made with vast majority being destroyed during or after the war. This innovative weapon inspired today's assault rifles, the Kalashnikov AK47, for example was based on this weapon. The STG44 or MP44 was mainly issued to elite front line Waffen-SS Panzer grenadier divisions. Deactivated to old specifications in 1989 with a working action it cocks, strips and dry fires. Comes with an original magazine and leather sling.