325th Glider Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) DI - Quick view
325th Glider Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) DI. Pinback. Marked NS Meyer Inc. New York in raised lettering. This DI is just hard to find. Very good condition.
325th Glider Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) DI. Pinback. Marked NS Meyer Inc. New York in raised lettering. This DI is just hard to find. Very good condition.
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...
Paratrooper's letter to the 'Deer Fokes' at home written in humouristic language. Dated 1943 and published at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was written by J.H. Kight who also wrote the famous US paratrooper's song 'Blood on the Risers' in the same year. The letter is printed on thick quality paper...
Griswold bag, 2nd type, 1st version. Stamped with part number 43G23402 which dates it to 1943. This is the rare rigger modified version with thick felt extension to take the regular Carbine or Thompson machine gun without the need to take the weapon apart. This modification was typical for the...
Douglas C-47 "Skytrain" poster. 1943 dated. The poster measures about 64 x 48 centimeters. It has no creases of being folded and will look awesome framed. Very good condition.
Mission Accomplished. Medium size booklet with many photos about the campaigns in Africa, Sicily and Italy. This was most likely printed in Italy. It is about half the size of a YANK magazine. The booklet was printed on low grade paper and is quite fragile. With superb cover photo of...
Enlisted Men's wool garrison cap with glider badge. A laundry mark is written on the headband twice. The size is 6 ⅝ which is about 27 centimeters measured flat. Very good condition.
Paratrooper song leaflets. Two leaflets with each a songtext to a well known tune. Provided by the Gift Shop from Columbus, Georgia not far from Fort Benning which is famous for the Parachute Test Platoon and Airborne school with drop towers. The backside of the largest leaflet has the red...
Para/glide cap Enlisted Men's badge. Used. With a super nice solid white back. Very good condition.
This is the official 13th Airborne Division book that was printed right after the war. The pages are not numbered but it is a thick and heavy book with many drawings, maps and photos plus roster in the back. This is the hard to find original version, not a reprint. It has only slight wear to...
American Rifleman magazine of July 1941. With superb full cover photo of paratrooper. The magazine contains 56 pages with great articles of which one about paratroopers. It is perfect for display or framing. Very good condition.
LIFE magazine of August 19, 1940. This is the issue that inspired many GI's to volunteer for the paratroops. With excellent cover photo and filled with great articles and cool period advertising. Nice wartime display item. Very good condition.