Original U.S. WWI 3rd Division “Rock of the Marne” Patch Lot with 3rd Army and Velvet Variations - Six Total British Bayonets with the NSDAP black Swas

with the NSDAP black Swas (Hook Cross) emblem in a white circle on a red field printed on one side

The overall shape is reminiscent of the British Adams revolvers

One side of the ricasso bears the Royal Cypher of Saxony

a very similar design for an M249 SAW spare barrel carrier

however it is just the inner and outer bands

Original U.S. WWI 3rd Division “Rock of the Marne” Patch Lot with 3rd Army and Velvet Variations - Six Total British Bayonets with the NSDAP black SwasOriginal Items. Only One Lot Available. The 3rd Division was activated on 21 November 1917, seven months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Greene, North Carolina. Eight months later, it saw combat for the first time in France on the Western Front. At midnight on 14 July 1918, the division earned a lasting distinction. Engaged in the Aisne Marne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) to Europe, the division was