Original U.S. WWII D-Day Invasion Normandy Jump Parachute Section, Pull Handle and 2 Coins - Sent Home By John Trowbridge 501st PIR Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly with no fragmentation matrix and

with no fragmentation matrix and had a central seam

vinyl used as an alternative to leather (which would rot in the tropics quickly)

The other items in this set are:

It also shows a clear it still has a clear COLT'S PATENT over PATENTED SEPT 10TH 1850 marking

it became apparent that the 504th would be held back

Original U.S. WWII D-Day Invasion Normandy Jump Parachute Section, Pull Handle and 2 Coins - Sent Home By John Trowbridge 501st PIR Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly with no fragmentation matrix andOriginal Items: Only One Grouping Available. This is a small yet fantastic grouping sent home by a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment after the Normandy Invasion during WWII. John C. Trowbridge was like many other troopers during the war, he wanted a memento of his jump and cut a piece of his parachute canopy to send home. Trowbridge was a member of the 101st Airborne Division and is even mentioned in multiple books, one being The