Original U.S. WWII Airborne Paratrooper Leather Gloves with Buckle Adjustment & Full Markings - Size 9 Martini-Henry Parts Australian and New Zealand military

Australian and New Zealand military personnel used tigerstripe uniforms while on advisory duty with the ARVN units

and snap flap closure pockets at the front knees and each side of the back waist

There is even an original circular cardboard label intended for attachment to the model

A shorter version with a 26-inch blade was carried by musicians

Mike Gilroy

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Paratrooper Leather Gloves with Buckle Adjustment & Full Markings - Size 9 Martini-Henry Parts Australian and New Zealand militaryOriginal Item: Only One Pair Available. These are nearly impossible to find on the market today: an authentic pair of World War Two United States Airborne Paratrooper Leather Gloves as used by Para's on D day on June 6th 1944! These gloves were originally designed to be cavalry riding gloves, but were adopted for use by US airborne paratroopers during WWII. They were issued with and without buckles, and this pair is the version with the buckle