Original U.S. WWII 33rd Armored Regiment Swallowtail Guidon, Formerly Part of the A.A.F. Tank Museum - 26” x 19” Martini-Henry Parts It is marked 1898 on

It is marked 1898 on one side

with original WWII markings and all original rare "Prestoff" simulated leather Transport Straps

The battle-hardened 1st Infantry Division was given the eastern half

and 1863 were Minié-type percussion rifled musket shoulder-arms used by the United States Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War

The lid of the case has been inscribed with the owner's information:

Original U.S. WWII 33rd Armored Regiment Swallowtail Guidon, Formerly Part of the A.A.F. Tank Museum - 26” x 19” Martini-Henry Parts It is marked 1898 onOriginal Item: Only One Available. In the United States Military, a guidon is a military standard that company battery troop or platoon sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it. A basic guidon can be rectangular, but more often has a triangular portion removed from the fly (known as "swallow tailed"). The guidon came to us from the American Armoured Foundation,