Original U.S. WWII Balao-Class Submarine USS Parche (SS-384) Battle Flag With Documents - 32 ½” x 23 ½” Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly with the original blued metal

with the original blued metal finish completely worn away

possibly with a date

definitely identifying it as being made in the mid 1970s or later

I-ITALIA-19

with no major parts swapped out

Original U.S. WWII Balao-Class Submarine USS Parche (SS-384) Battle Flag With Documents - 32 ½” x 23 ½” Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly with the original blued metalOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is an incredible piece of WWII Submarine Warfare history! This is a framed example of a Battle Flag for the US Navys Balao Class Submarine USS Parche (SS 384) The tradition of submarine battle flags began during WWII when subs returning from patrol would fly flags representing ships sunk, total tonnage, or a broom indicating a clean sweep (meaning that every target engaged was destroyed). Toward the end of