One of the experimental units serving with the division was the 39th Cavalry Platoon (Air Cushion Vehicle) which used three of the specially designed hovercraft to patrol marshy terrain like the Plain of Reeds along the south Vietnamese/Cambodian border
They were a large supplier of propaganda material for the German government during the NSDAP period
Flag is constructed of wool has four brass grommets (in each corner) which were used to secure the flag to the back of the tank facing the sky in order to prevent friendly fire from German aircraft
Cap is correct for the period but the chain is broken off of the canteen
with thirty claimed to be destroyed by Allied fighters
Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked S.A. with WWII M3 USN Mk I Scabbard - Dated 1913 French Holsters One of the experimental unitsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Condition 16 WWI M1905 Springfield rifle bayonet by the Springfield Armory, complete with an original M3 Scabbard. It is dated 1913, being made during the pre WWI period for the M1903 Springfield rifle. It was refurbished during WWII, with the 16 inch blued blade, blued handle and cross guard, and plastic grip scales. The M1905 was originally designed with a bright steel blade, but upon U. S.
