Original U.S. 1950s Parachute with Harness and Reserve Chute By Switlik - Set of 2 Russian Ordnance holds its annual field exercises

holds its annual field exercises during one week in August

as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF): it remained there until May 1940

The inner steel housing is maker marked and dated as follows:

It comes with the correct dark OD green paint used on Canadian helmets

Patton was told the "beau sabreur" of the French Army would be the one

Original U.S. 1950s Parachute with Harness and Reserve Chute By Switlik - Set of 2 Russian Ordnance holds its annual field exercisesOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are a set of two Parachutes with Harnesses and Reserve Chutes by Switlick with 1950s dates. Both are named to SHIRPSER and Rescue 006. Condition is as seen in photos. Also includes transit bag that fits both at the same time. Measures approximately 24" x 18" x 16" when in the transit bag. USAF parachute types in use in Korea, Vietnam, and into the 70s are complex due to the fact that official US military