Original U.S. Korean War-Era 76th Tank Battalion Swallowtail Guidon with Plaque - Formerly Part of the A.A.F. Tank Museum Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns and pipeline troops

and pipeline troops

the Luftwaffe contributed to the unexpected success in the Battle of France

This lovely example was originally manufactured at the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield itself in 1817

with the blade retaining about 70%+ of its original grayish parkerized finish

but this is not unusual

Original U.S. Korean War-Era 76th Tank Battalion Swallowtail Guidon with Plaque - Formerly Part of the A.A.F. Tank Museum Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns and pipeline troopsOriginal 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"). The plaque that came with this guidon reads Gi. 028 1951 to