Original U.S. WWII Rare 101st Airborne Division White Tongue Patch with Green Back - Type 6 German Machine Guns Battalion Liaison Officer of the

Battalion Liaison Officer of the 880th FA (Field Artillery) Battalion

The blade looks to be in great shape

and the hilt and "shell" Guard are of bronze/brass alloy and the grip is wire bound sharkskin

The Luftwaffe Parachutist Badge (Fallschirmschützenabzeichen) was a badge awarded to qualified parachutists of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS of NSDAP Germany

Measuring 35" in overall length mounted with a magnificent embossed sterling silver 2" top bearing the entire Grenadier Guards Coat of Arms and engraved:

Original U.S. WWII Rare 101st Airborne Division White Tongue Patch with Green Back - Type 6 German Machine Guns Battalion Liaison Officer of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The 101st Airborne Divisions Screaming Eagles nickname originates from their insignia a bald eagle on a black shield. The eagle on the patch is named Old Abe in honor of President Abraham Lincoln and was originally the mascot of a Wisconsin regiment during the Civil War. This is a rare white tongue 101st Airborne Division with green thread on the reverse side of the patch. The background of the patch is black twill.