84th Infantry Division soldiers inspect captured hunting weapons in the German town of Bad Salzuflen, south-west of Hanover; April 1945.

They make good souvenirs

The small arms specialists of one of the American units inspect the captured weapons in Normandy.
Sergeant John Curran (left), examines the Austro-Hungarian-made Schwarzlose M07 / 12 machine gun (MG 07/12 in the Wehrmacht), Private 1st Class Stanley Rochlin (center). examines the Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun, and Private 1st Class Clifton Huff examines the French Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun (MG 257 in the Wehrmacht). June-August 1944.

Examine captured weapons

German small arms captured by American Forces on display in the city of Stuttgart, Germany. Among others, an MG-42 machine gun with a drum magazine for 50 rounds, and in the hands of a soldier an StG-44 assault rifle; May 1945.