Original German Pre-WWII Brass Optical Tripod Mounting Coupler and Calibration Unit Vietnam The ground echelon sailed from

The ground echelon sailed from Charleston on 28 May aboard the troop transport

forces the front and rear feed pawls into engagement with the cartridge belt

The Regiment's last major action of 1917 was a diversionary attack during the Battle of Cambrai (28 November – 3 December)

along with the hanging ribbon

Original German Pre-WWII Brass Optical Tripod Mounting Coupler and Calibration Unit Vietnam The ground echelon sailed fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. So often these are missing, the interfacing unit allowing a "Rabbit Ears" pair of Binoculars Field Glasses to be mounted onto the standard German Optic's tripod. The early production example is constructed almost entirely of BRASS, which has been polished, and dates from the late pre war 1930's. Brass became a very scarce commodity once WWII started, so these couplers were then constructed from steel. Original