Original U.S. WWII Silk Escape Map of Western Europe 43/C 43/D with Waterproof Pouch Japanese Army following a suggestion by Mountbatten

following a suggestion by Mountbatten

which are also now numbered with Arabic script

most likely to allow the scabbard to be gripped more easily with the leather collar

shearling gloves and Winter Flying Boots

This is the classic "bomber pilot" headgear

Original U.S. WWII Silk Escape Map of Western Europe 43/C 43/D with Waterproof Pouch Japanese Army following a suggestion by MountbattenOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful 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. This example is in excellent condition, possibly unissued. Also included is the original waterproof pouch! An identical map was carried by First Lieutenant Leonard Greenblatt during his service as a US soldier in Germany in May 1945.