Original U.S. WWII Double Sided Color Silk Escape Map of Western Europe 43/A 43/B No Return The leather lace is used

The leather lace is used to tie around the wearer's thigh to prevent the holster from swinging

The helmet’s interior reveals no depot marks on the back visor

The trigger guard is the 2nd Model "acorn" type and it bears the long 2nd Model side plate as well with the tail at the rear

and is plated zinc alloy

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Original U.S. WWII Double Sided Color Silk Escape Map of Western Europe 43/A 43/B No Return The leather lace is usedOriginal Item: Only One Available. British made topographical silk escape map of Western Europe typically carried by member of Parachute Infantry Regiments of both the 82nd Airborne and 101st Division. A nearly identical map was carried by First Lieutenant Leonard Greenblatt during his service as a US soldier in Germany in May 1945. Leonard, age 23, enlisted in November 1941. He deployed with his unit, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd