Original German WWII Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Aircraft Painted Cloth Tail Rudder Insignia Section - 16" x 16" U.S. Edged Weapons du Klingenthal 1813" and has

du Klingenthal  1813" and has the characteristic guard branches ending with a swelling into the cross guard and a plain pommel cap

A falling collar that was made from the same fabric as the poncho surrounded three sides of the center opening

The tip is present but there are some nicks in the edge as well as denting

Many of those remarkable riflemen were dead by the end of the year

This DC had a "teardrop" shape for a much greater sink rate and was the standard DC by the latter part of the war

Original German WWII Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Aircraft Painted Cloth Tail Rudder Insignia Section - 16" x 16" U.S. Edged Weapons du Klingenthal 1813" and hasOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (English: Stork) was a small German liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II. It remains famous for its excellent STOL performance and low stall speed of 31 mph (50 kmph). This is a piece of the canvas painted covering from the tail rudder section of a German WWII Storch aircraft, most likely cut off during the war or just after by a USGI to bring home as a souvenir. It