Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Fallschirmjäger Parachute User’s Manual Signed By Eugen Meindl & Ernst Blauensteiner Archive 1925 to John and Edith

1925 to John and Edith Patterson of Dundas

His right hand is raised in a blessing signifying his initials “IC XC” (“ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ” or “JESUS CHRIST”)

Lüdenschied” and “Ges

The blade sits securely within a multi-piece nickel-silver hilt

Sawyer was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal

Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Fallschirmjäger Parachute User’s Manual Signed By Eugen Meindl & Ernst Blauensteiner Archive 1925 to John and Edith(Fallschirme der Fallschirmtruppe Anwenderhandbuch). An extremely well preserved Fallschirmjger parachute users manual, this book contains 61 pages of information on use and maintenance of parachutes, including diagrams and black and white photographs. It also includes 16 unused pages of training and proficiency charts for the individual bearer. The inside of the front cover bears a handwritten inscription by Oberst Ernst Blauensteiner, Fallschirmjger