Original U.S. WWII Operation Dragoon Paratrooper American Flag Oilcloth Armband with Documentation Category_Blunderbuss The leather finish has some

The leather finish has some checking

39" - 6 Groove Rifling

Features the classic front sight and the iconic "semi-buckhorn" rear sight

all have machine made blades with serial numbers on the ricasso and will commonly have arsenal stamps on the guard

or Stielhandgranate 24 ("stalk hand grenade")  German Stick Grenade

Original U.S. WWII Operation Dragoon Paratrooper American Flag Oilcloth Armband with Documentation Category_Blunderbuss The leather finish has someOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is really nice! We just purchased this at military show from the family of the original owner. This type of armband was typically used by U. S. Paratrooper forces, for example in North Africa (1942), during the D Day invasion in Normandy (June 1944) and during Operation Market Garden (September 1944). They were also used during the paratrooper drops that were part of Operation Dragoon in Southern France (August