Original U.S. WWII Office of Strategic Services OSS “Tetrapod” Barbed Caltrop 19th Century plus contributions from many other

plus contributions from many other collectors and historians from around the world

This is an Ike jacket for a soldier assigned to the elite First Special Service Force during World War Two

Lo - The Battle of Saint-Lô is one of the three conflicts in the Battle of the Hedgerows

who landed in Halifax

The armband was fixed to the uniform with a safety pin

Original U.S. WWII Office of Strategic Services OSS “Tetrapod” Barbed Caltrop 19th Century plus contributions from many otherOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a Christmas Tree shaped caltrop as used by the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessors of the now Central Intelligence Agency. The caltrop retains nearly all of its original, period OD green paint. This is an American made, used and issued example and is not to be mistaken for being of German or Dutch origin. We had received this example from an esteemed collector of OSS