Original U.S. WWII Large Ace Pilot Signature Lot Featuring USMC Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington and Brigadier General Charles Elwood “Chuck” Yeager Japanese Army The T-5 was phased out

The T-5 was phased out before the Korean War

The last line translates to "Without Forehead Pressure" so this is a design meant to be comfortable

as the rust scaling expands in size compared to the cast iron it is made of

but has been cleaned and sharpened

The rifling in the bore is worn with some pitting in the grooves

Original U.S. WWII Large Ace Pilot Signature Lot Featuring USMC Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington and Brigadier General Charles Elwood “Chuck” Yeager Japanese Army The T-5 was phased outOriginal Items: Only One Lot Available. This is an excellent grouping of assorted items all bearing the names of USMC and US Army pilots, some of which are well known fighter aces. A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually considered to be five or more.