Original U.S. WWII Army Airborne T-5 Parachute and T-5 Reserve Parachute - War Time and Post-War Rigging Components War of 1812 The elastic in the securing

The elastic in the securing band unfortunately has degraded

but the best part is definitely the large amount of Japanese writing on the inside of the helmet

with a slightly narrower blade

COLONEL in 1879

Earphones each with leather attachment thong to secure inside GI Steel Helmet and connected by plaited wires to connection plug that inserted into Radio Receiver Backpack (Not included)

Original U.S. WWII Army Airborne T-5 Parachute and T-5 Reserve Parachute - War Time and Post-War Rigging Components War of 1812 The elastic in the securingOriginal Item: Only One Available. The T 5 parachute was standardized in June 1941 and many of these first pattern chutes were heavily employed in all theaters of action. They saw extensive use in training, the early airborne operations in North Africa & Sicily, as well as the daylight drop of Operation Dragoon in Southern France. White T 5's remained standard throughout the war in the Pacific theater of operations such as Nadzab, Noemfoor, and