Original U.S. WWII Garand and Springfield M1923 Ammunition Belt - Dated 1945 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The blade is enclosed in

The blade is enclosed in a carved birchwood scabbard cut so very thin that it seems almost impossible to achieve by hand

Two additional troop carrier wings totaling 413 aircraft were enroute from England

This coin was in the case when purchased in the late 1950s from the English Antique arms dealer LESLIE SCOTT of Halkin Arcade

and the blades typically bore the word "Germany" as well

the 505th was pulled back to the United Kingdom

Original U.S. WWII Garand and Springfield M1923 Ammunition Belt - Dated 1945 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The blade is enclosed inOriginal Item: One only. This is a 1945 dated original US Army issue OD Green canvas 10 Pocket ammunition belt for use with both Springfield and Garand Rifles. Officially designated the "Belt, Cartridge, Cal . 30, Dismounted, M 1923", it was originally adopted when stocks of the M 1910 belt were exhausted after World War I. The belt was designed as part of the infantryman's load carrying system, anchoring the M 1910 haversack and later the M 1928