Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area Breda M-37 Maybe soldiers swapped helmets for

Maybe soldiers swapped helmets for different sizes

offered as it is

NOTE: SHOULDER STOCK ONLY

and the hilt and "shell" Guard are of gilded bronze/brass and the grip is wire bound leather

Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area Breda M-37 Maybe soldiers swapped helmets forOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare hard to find March, 1944 dated "Zones of France", Scale 1: 2. 000. 000, silk map. On D Day, this map was mainly worn by US airborne troops around their neck. In February 1944, in preparation for D Day, the Intelligence School No. 9 (IS9) responsible for Western European Area (WEA) produced a second edition of the rayon map of France, printed in colors on one side, 1: 2. 000. 000 scale (1 cm for 20 km).