Original U.S. WWII Army Airborne T-5 Parachute and T-5 Reserve Parachute - War Time and Post-War Rigging Components Snider Rifle and currently the blade is

and currently the blade is relatively dull

many of these acts failed of proper recognition

This example bears serial number CD 9575 on the barrel and stock

with survivors finished off with bayonets

This is absolutely original and authentic and also Extremely rare

Original U.S. WWII Army Airborne T-5 Parachute and T-5 Reserve Parachute - War Time and Post-War Rigging Components Snider Rifle and currently the blade isOriginal Item: Only One Available. The T 5 parachute was standardized in June 1941 and many of these first pattern chutes were heavily employed in all theaters of action. They saw extensive use in training, the early airborne operations in North Africa & Sicily, as well as the daylight drop of Operation Dragoon in Southern France. White T 5's remained standard throughout the war in the Pacific theater of operations such as Nadzab, Noemfoor, and