The complicated ejection system on the left side used on early conversions is no longer present
These two documents appear to show a decrease in rank
and the correct image was substituted and used thereafter
There is also a sheet copper "X" on the right butt stock
A Vickers Gun display is not complete without a traditional fabric and brass ammunition belt
Original U.S. WWII D-Day Airborne Silk Map Zones of France - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The complicated ejection system onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare hard to find March, 1944 dated "Zones of France", Scale 1: 2. 000. 000, silk map. On D Day, this map was mainly worn by US airborne troops around their neck. In February 1944, in preparation for D Day, the Intelligence School No. 9 (IS9) responsible for Western European Area (WEA) produced a second edition of the rayon map of France, printed in colors on one side, 1: 2. 000. 000 scale (1 cm for 20 km).