Original U.S. WWII Rare Red Ball Express Sleeve Patch - Theater-Made Category_Snider Rifle Accessories in good shape with scabbard

in good shape with scabbard and frog

attempting to break in

so the barrel just sits on the carriage for display

Research reveals that serial number 20165 dates manufacture to the second half of 1895

so it is definitely a modern side lock

Original U.S. WWII Rare Red Ball Express Sleeve Patch - Theater-Made Category_Snider Rifle Accessories in good shape with scabbardOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Red Ball Express was an American truck convoy system that supplied Allied forces moving through Europe after breaking out from the D Day beaches in Normandy in the summer of 1944. To expedite cargo shipments to the front, trucks emblazoned with red balls followed a similarly marked route that was closed to civilian traffic. The trucks also had priority on regular roads. Conceived in an urgent 36 hour meeting, the