Original U.S. WWII 1943 Color Silk Escape Map with Pouch - 43/B 43/C Original Machine Guns quite small compared to some

quite small compared to some

such as the one we have here

these smiths all produced Gendaito (traditionally made blades)

the wool has no moth or no holes

so most likely the blade was once longer

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Color Silk Escape Map with Pouch - 43/B 43/C Original Machine Guns quite small compared to someOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1943 a series of cloth escape maps were produced that are immediately recognized by their vivid colors. These maps are of the European Theater and were issued to Allied pilots of the US, RAF, and RCAF. Printed by the company of John Waddington, Ltd, the maps consist of eight colors and are primarily at a scale of 1: 1,000,000 with larger scale inserts. There are ten sheets in this series, which are composites of