Original U.S. WWII Rare Chalk Leader Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband MG 42 Mounts and the construction is less

and the construction is less robust

and is maker marked and dated on the blade: PIONEER CALCUTTA 1943

The scabbard is in great shape

The breech can then be rotated left to extract the spent cartridge and load a fresh one

Original U.S. WWII Rare Chalk Leader Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband MG 42 Mounts and the construction is lessOriginal Item: Only One Available. In military terminology, a chalk is a group of paratroopers or other soldiers that deploy from a single aircraft. A chalk often corresponds to a platoon sized unit for air assault operations, or a company minus sized organization for airborne operations. For air transport operations, it can consist of up to a company plus sized unit. Frequently, a load of paratroopers in one aircraft, prepared for a drop, is also