Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband Russian Artillery and the lock still functions

and the lock still functions correctly

Original Item: Mortars were commonly issued with plumb weights to aid in accurate alignment before firing

It is housed in a brass casing

Combat operations continued in Syria

lightweight construction

Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband Russian Artillery and the lock still functionsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used condition example of a very scarce Airborne Paratrooper Flag Armband. This type of armband was typically used by U. S. Paratroopers for example in North Africa (1942), during the D Day invasion in Normandy (June 1944) and during Operation Market Garden (September 1944). The armband was typically fixed to the uniform jacket arm with safety pins, of which there are none left, but there