Original State of Vietnam First Indochina War 1st Airborne Battalion Gallantry Cross Medal with 1953 Citation Certificate Named to Private Nguyen Van Hao Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The maker marking on this

The maker marking on this indicates manufacture by Heinrich Ritter

1st Special Forces Group was officially activated at Fort Buckner

exhibiting characteristic Woolwich three-groove rifling and recovered from the Royal Nepalese Arsenal at Kathmandu

a considerably simpler and more robust design developed by the Spangenberg & Sauer consortium of Suhl

Both are complete and original and in solid condition

Original State of Vietnam First Indochina War 1st Airborne Battalion Gallantry Cross Medal with 1953 Citation Certificate Named to Private Nguyen Van Hao Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The maker marking on thisOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is a scarce and historically significant State of Vietnam Gallantry Cross medal and original 1953 citation certificate, named to Private Nguyen Van Hao and identifying him with the 1st Vietnamese Parachute Battalion during the First Indochina War. The certificate documents gallant conduct during fighting at Ban Na Ten in the Dien Bien Phu region on December 13, 1953, only weeks after French Union airborne