Jump boots, size 8 A Iconic paratrooper jumpboots made by the famous brand Corcoran. Smooth brown leather with 12 pairs of eyelets, rubber soles and beveled rubber heels. The Corcoran label is present. Obviously the laces have been replaced. A laundry mark is written in the boots, this may...
Drop cage, PG 101/CB for eight pigeons. Collapsable steel mesh cage with canvas covered side. The stamp is clearly present on the canvas. Complete with cords and snaphook. There are some holes in the fabric and some of the cords are broken. Pigeons were used by US paratrooper during all...
101st Airborne Division Rendezvous with Destiny by Rapport and Northwood. This is the official 101st Airborne Division unit history that was printed in the US in 1948. It is the exceedingly rare First Edition that hardly ever comes up for sale. A 'must have' for the WWII history buff or anyone...
D-Day to St-Lô certificate. Multi color certificate that was presented to any GI who served with the 29th Division from D Day until the capture of St-Lô. It was hand signed by General Gerhardt, commander of the 29th Division. This particular document belonged to T/5 Theodor S. Jenssen, ASN...
Guidon HQ, 375th Medical Battalion (75th Division). Original maroon wool unit flag with sewn on Caduceus and HQ and regiment designation. The guidon has the leather attachments in the loop and also the QM tag with 1843 date. Original guidons, especially of frontline medical units, are...
Motion sickness preventive tablets. Medical item no. 12960. Six tablets in wrapper in cardboard box. The box is a fold out type as should be (and not glued shut). These tablets were used by paratroopers and assault troops on D Day. Rare and extremely hard to find item. Superb for display. Very...
101st Airborne Division blackback patch. With attached tab and a beautiful black back. Great example of a hard to find patch. Very good condition.
Service shoes, size 7½ C. Type II chrome tanned russet leather boots with toe caps and rubber soles and heels. The boots are complete with their original cotton laces. There is a name with ASN written in both shoes but it is faint and hard to read. The tongue of the right boots has a small...
Iconic WWII Zippo lighter with black crackle finish as coveted by all GI's. This is the four barrel hinge type which was produced until 1942. During the war Zippo only produced lighter for the US Army (see photo of advertisement). These were made of steel with a black crackle finish to prevend...
Map of St Pierre du Mont, including Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc. It is marked Second Edition of April 1944. Scale 1:25.000. This map shows the west side of Omaha Beach (sectors Charlie, Dog and Easy-Green with exits D-1 and D-3) where the Rangers and 29th Division landed to Pointe du Hoc...
101st Airborne Division greenback patch. With attached tab and a beautiful patina. Nicely used example of an extremely hard to find patch. Very good condition.
A-4 mechanics cap. Wool knitted cap as often used by paratroopers. Produced by Goodyear Property. These caps are very hard to find nowadays. Very good condition.