Deactivated WWII Russian DP28

This is a fabulous condition WWII dated Russian Ruchnoy Pulemyot DP28 (Degtyaryova pakhotnyi), dated 1944. The DP was the first originally developed Soviet machine gun which appeared in 1926. It has a very distinctive "pan" shape drum magazine. The prefix 'DP' indicates a 'Degtyarev' machine gun for infantry use. They were used by Russian forces throughout WWII and were also supplied to the Korean's and Vietnamese during there conflicts with US. Rugged and robust, the DP will operate in all condition, and with very little maintenance. Deactivated to current specifications with tensioned cocking lever.