Original U.S. WWII 1941 USAAF Pilot Type B-8 Parachute by Pioneer Parachute Company Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns In 1985 during the celebration

In 1985 during the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War

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Scabbard serial number 2713 and dated 42 with maker code “cof”

H Windler was a German surgical instrument maker working in the mid 1800s

Original U.S. WWII 1941 USAAF Pilot Type B-8 Parachute by Pioneer Parachute Company Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns In 1985 during the celebrationOriginal Item: Only One Available. The B 8 back type parachute answered the problem of the awkward B 7. Originally designed by the Pioneer Parachute Company as their Model P3 B, the USAAFs copy (B 8) was standardized on October 1942. The new pack contained special bow stiffeners which increased flexibility and molded around the wearers back. The B 8 saw operational use in the ETO around late 1943, replacing the rigid B 7 and serving well into the