Original U.S. WWII style Korean War Airborne Schrade Walden NY M2 Pocket Knife Garand & U.S. Rifles It got a lot of

It got a lot of us before we could hit that narrow ditch alongside the road

attacking Messerschmitt Bf 110 and Bf 109 plants

but overall very nice

indicating original manufacture as a Chassepot at the St

The original chin harness must have been destroyed or lost at some point

Original U.S. WWII style Korean War Airborne Schrade Walden NY M2 Pocket Knife Garand & U.S. Rifles It got a lot ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. A standard issue item for U. S. Airborne forces from WWII through the 1960s was a switchblade pocket knife. These knives were intended for paratroopers to cut their parachute shroud lines and anything else if they got entangled following a jump. All of the versions are quite rare and hard to find, partly because they continued to be used for years following their military service life, and simply wore out. The