The First! 1st Division unit history. Souvenir booklet that was issued to the troops. The 1st Division booklet in particular is hard to find. Very good condition.
Wool trousers, type M-1943 with gasflap, size 32 x 34. With crisp label, 1944 dated. These are actually wool trousers of the M-1943 uniform, not to be mistaken for the common early war mustard color wool trousers or the late war dark wool trousers to match the Ike jacket. These trousers were...
Rivalo cigarettes. One of the lesser known brands. Full package with aluminum inner wrapper. The blue tax label has series 114 which indicates the package is from 1944. The package comes straight from a full carton. Excellent condition.
Throat microphone T-30-V, mint in box and complete with instruction sheet. Produced by Shure Brothers Chicago. As used by aircrews and armored vehicle crews. Excellent condition.
Evans Spitfire lighter, mint in box and complete with padded bag. Super nice textured green painted brass lighter with wind guard. Still has all of its paint. Perfect for display. Also see the GI Collector's Guide Volume II, page 154. Excellent condition.
Pistol belt, M-1912 mounted Cavalry with sabre hanger. With brass hardware. General Gerhardt, CO of the 29th Division wore such a belt in Normandy. Very good condition.
TM 10-460 Driver's manual. 1942 dated. This is the early type with GMC truck on the cover. It contains 108 pages with many images. Very good condition.
TM E9-369A German 88-MM Antiaircraft Gun Material. Yes, this exists! Medium size manual on the dreaded 88-MM gun. It is 1943 dated and contains 184 pages with many images. This is a rare manual. Very good condition.
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...
Utah Beach to Cherbourg, large size soft cover book about the assault on Utah Beach and the paratrooper actions inland. It was published by the Historical Division of the War Department in 1947. This is the hard to find original version, not a reprint. It is without a doubt the best documented...
Dentyne chewing gum. Tablet of chewing gum straight from the box. Early war production with aluminum foil inner wrapper. Later in the war the inner wrapper was made of waxed paper because all metals went to the war production. Also see photo of 1940 advertisement of this exact gum package....