U.S. WWII “Band of Brothers” Airborne Paratrooper High Quality Reproduction T5 Parachute Set Signed by Buck Compton of Easy Company with Photographic Proof & Meet the Parachute Book WWII When the unit is cranked

When the unit is cranked and the switch activated

but there is however a lovely little marking in the top left corner that identifies the Marine who captured it and the date:

which means that this rifle is equipped with factory highly figured checkered stocks

which featured a golden hammer and sickle and a gold-bordered red star (the only exception being the Georgian SSR

or by Ames

U.S. WWII “Band of Brothers” Airborne Paratrooper High Quality Reproduction T5 Parachute Set Signed by Buck Compton of Easy Company with Photographic Proof & Meet the Parachute Book WWII When the unit is crankedOnly one available: This high end reproduction of the famous T 5 is in great condition. The T 5 parachute was standardized in June 1941 and many of these first pattern chutes were heavily employed in all theaters of action. They saw extensive use in training, the early airborne operations in North Africa & Sicily, as well as the daylight drop of Operation Dragoon in Southern France. White T 5's remained standard throughout the war in the Pacific