Original U.S. WWII 688th Coastal Artillery Battery D Swallowtail Guidon Pennant - Philadelphia Quartermaster Marked Price_$220 - $990 then moved to Egypt by

then moved to Egypt by sea via Brazil in October–November 1942

The back has multiple pleats to it above the waistband

but was received by us just on a piece of cardboard

and its field artillery was the first to be motorized

The rear cylinder loading gate is intact and functional

Original U.S. WWII 688th Coastal Artillery Battery D Swallowtail Guidon Pennant - Philadelphia Quartermaster Marked Price_$220 - $990 then moved to Egypt byOriginal Item: Only One Available. In the United States Military, a guidon is a military standard that company battery troop or platoon sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it. A basic guidon can be rectangular, but more often has a triangular portion removed from the fly (known as "swallow tailed"). This wonderful example was used by a U. S. Army artillery