Original U.S. Vietnam War 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Recon Marine Paddle Set Brown Bess Muskets before entering Army Air Forces

before entering Army Air Forces

The reverse of the tags read:

There does not appear to be a "PAN" as such

Edelweiss II

The design of the pistol has an interesting hammer-block safety

Original U.S. Vietnam War 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Recon Marine Paddle Set Brown Bess Muskets before entering Army Air ForcesOriginal Items: One of a kind set. The traditions of the paddle party as well as the reconnaissance paddle in general are a slight mystery among Marines who have not gone through reconnaissance training. During the 2010 Marine Corps birthday ball for Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Maj. Bradford Carr, the commanding officer of Force Reconnaissance Co., gave a speech about the history and meaning of the paddle before