Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle Category_Blunderbuss the 82nd was committed on

the 82nd was committed on the northern face of the bulge near Elsenborn Ridge

Import marked

The sale of the defective rifles enabled enough funds to be recovered that the Navy Ordnance Department ordered an additional 12

- The left chest bears a beautiful hand painted set of Air Gunner wings above which is the named "Al"

This example however was made at the Government arsenal in Springfield Massachusetts

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle Category_Blunderbuss the 82nd was committed onOriginal Item: Only One Available. Worn in the breast pocket of the Paratrooper M 1942 Jump Jacket, these knives were intended for paratroopers to cut their parachute cords and anything else if they got entangled during a jump. All of the versions are quite rare and hard to find, partly because they continued to be used after the war, and simply wore out. This wonderful example offered in very good functional condition is marked on the base of the