Original U.S. WWII 1941 USAAF Pilot Type B-8 Parachute by Pioneer Parachute Company Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns Scabbard serial number 2713 and

Scabbard serial number 2713 and dated 42 with maker code “cof”

The decal is still present and retained at about 60%

in all grades

4 Spike bayonet with a new design that featured the popular "Bowie" blade of the No

which are quite crisp

Original U.S. WWII 1941 USAAF Pilot Type B-8 Parachute by Pioneer Parachute Company Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns Scabbard serial number 2713 andOriginal Item: Only One Available. The B 8 back type parachute answered the problem of the awkward B 7. Originally designed by the Pioneer Parachute Company as their Model P3 B, the USAAFs copy (B 8) was standardized on October 1942. The new pack contained special bow stiffeners which increased flexibility and molded around the wearers back. The B 8 saw operational use in the ETO around late 1943, replacing the rigid B 7 and serving well into the