Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle Antique Guns Serial LCC2085

Serial LCC2085

The reverse of the jacket featuring an impressive depiction of Hoff’s B-17 bomber

Texas on August 23rd 1918

in the last great offensive

Military organizations are strongly influenced by the character of their commanders

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Schrade Presto M2 No.3 Paratrooper Knife with Painted Metal Handle Antique Guns Serial LCC2085Original Item: Only One Available. Worn in the breast pocket of the Paratrooper M2 Jump Jacket, these knives were intended for paratroopers to cut their parachute cords and anything else if they got entangled during a jump. All of the versions are quite rare and hard to find, partly because they continued to be used after the war, and simply wore out. This wonderful example offered in very good fully functional condition is marked on the base of the