Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper D-Day Normandy Invasion Clip On Luminous Disc Helmet Marker with Original Pouch MILITARIA but it is definitely not

but it is definitely not original to the gun

Serial # 496447 with overall good metal finish and most metal proofs still present

It was not updated to a later Kyffhäuserbund or NSRKB cap

A search of the area the next morning revealed 66 PAVN dead

Ordnance Department "flaming bomb"

Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper D-Day Normandy Invasion Clip On Luminous Disc Helmet Marker with Original Pouch MILITARIA but it is definitely notOriginal Item: Only One Available. In advance of the Normandy Invasion on June 6th, 1944, luminous discs were issued to American paratroopers so they could be identified easily by friendly troops. Typically fixed to the back of the M1 helmet by fastening to the helmet net, tied onto webbing or stitched onto the inside of the M42 jump jacket collar at the back so the wearer could pull his collar up to reveal the luminous disc. Designed to be used when