Original U.S. WWII Silk Escape Map of Western Europe 43/C and 43/D German Antique Guns CONTRACT NUMBER:

CONTRACT NUMBER:

England was a British gunsmith who worked between 1834 and 1865

The barrel tang is also dated 1847

Left side of frame is marked 8456 Gebr

USA" the reverse stamped "25th Aero Squadron"

Original U.S. WWII Silk Escape Map of Western Europe 43/C and 43/D German Antique Guns CONTRACT NUMBER:Original Item: Only One Available. British made topographical silk escape map of Western Europe typically carried by member of Parachute Infantry Regiments of both the 82nd Airborne and 101st Division. An identical map was carried by First Lieutenant Leonard Greenblatt during his service as a US soldier in Germany in May 1945. Leonard, age 23, enlisted in November 1941. He deployed with his unit, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne