Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia and the only T-2 still

and the only T-2 still in existence

so it has a very interesting paint texture

It is painted in a very nice Textured Feldgrau (field gray) paint

CRYAN 839522 in the fuller of the blade

the heat brass tripod data plate reads:

Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia and the only T-2 stillOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used condition example of a very scarce Airborne Paratrooper Flag Armband. This type of armband was typically used by U. S. Paratroopers for example in North Africa (1942), during the D Day invasion in Normandy (June 1944) and during Operation Market Garden (September 1944). The armband was typically fixed to the uniform jacket arm with safety pins. This is the third type of Arm flag,