Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge - Marked Sterling Thompson SMG "Alcoso" arch shaped and below

"Alcoso" arch shaped and below the town of business

but the second character is mis-stamped

an under-barrel system has the advantage of allowing its user to also carry a rifle

Original Item: The rear toggle pin secures the rear toggle to the barrel extension

especially without a front sight

Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge - Marked Sterling Thompson SMG "Alcoso" arch shaped and belowOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Glider Badge was a special skills badge of the United States Army. According to the U. S. Army Institute of Heraldry, the badge was awarded to personnel who had "been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed a course of instruction, or participated in at least one combat glider mission into enemy held territory. This example