Original German WWII MP44 STG 44 Sturmgewehr Barrel Heat Shield Hand Guard Receiver The barrel still shows some

The barrel still shows some of the original blued finish

The grenade with three horizontal red bands is an original deactivated 42/48M grenade

which did not involve removing the liner

though the foam rubber padding disintegrated long ago

but the pattern can still be easily seen

Original German WWII MP44 STG 44 Sturmgewehr Barrel Heat Shield Hand Guard Receiver The barrel still shows someOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very nice hard to find front hand guard heat shield for the German MP 44 STG 44, the original "Assault Rifle" developed by NSDAP Germany. It would serve as the prototype for designs, most notably the Soviet AK 47, variants of which still remain in use throughout the world. The hand guard is a simple piece of bent and stamped metal that surrounds the barrel, allowing the user to use it as a hand hold