Schultz has a lot of prop trouble himself. In addition to being a
Master
Sergeant (not a regular Sergeant), or "Hauptfeldwebel", he may have
toted an
American-made Krag rifle, not a German issue one,
>>It was indeed a krag Jorgensen rifle. The one carried by Schultz was the
early full length rifle and not the carbine. I have reasoned that John
Banner was so large that a German K98 Mauser would look like a toy in his
hands. The much longer Krag looked just right for him.
and wore the wrong helmet.
During WWII Germany made three types, the M-35 (Luftwaffe eagle on
the left
and a national colour ****eld on the right), the M-40 (eagle decal
only) and
the M-42 (rough finish and no decals by Fuehrer's order; all helmets
then
issued also had to have the decals struck). Schultz has an M-42 style
helmet
but the finish is smooth and both M-35 decals are on it.
>>Don't put too much stock in this. I have observed a number of M42
helmets with both a smooth finish and with single decals, (I have two in
my collection). Schultz actually fluctuates back and forth between an M40
and a M42 helmet, depending on the episode, (the M40 has rolled edges
whereas the M42 has a flared, sharp-edged construction). The double decal
was incorrect for either of these models, however. Schultz's helmet must
me a size 72, (in metric) or larger, making it a very rare helmet indeed.
One or two episodes show the lining of this "pot". It looks original, but
only a close inspection would tell.
The other guards
also occasionally carried American-made rifles, even the SS,
apparently;
most were also issued the M1 Thompson submachine gun instead of the
proper
MP-40. (Max says
>>> There was one very shabby Thompson replica that turned up on occasion,
(Carter is carrying it in the episode where he and Newkirk are guarding the
armored truck full of gold outside the barracks. Interestingly, in this
episode Carter cannot speak German well). There are several MP40 rubber
replicas that turn up. One gun I see constantly is an authentic MP40 with
the front sight protection ring removed or damaged. That turns up often.
In general, all guards who were prominent on camera have real MP40s
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