Original U.S. WWII Army Airborne 1944-Dated Rigging by Hayes Mfg. Co. with High Quality Reproduction T-5 Reserve Parachute Ammunition and an overall length of

and an overall length of 11 ½”

The large-bladed fighting navaja or santólio was eventually refined into a pattern named the navaja sevillana

In overall good condition this has been fully cleaned and is ready to display

' meaning that the rear of the cylinder was turned to a smaller diameter than the front

This indicates 1941 manufacture by Gebr

Original U.S. WWII Army Airborne 1944-Dated Rigging by Hayes Mfg. Co. with High Quality Reproduction T-5 Reserve Parachute Ammunition and an overall length ofOriginal Item. Only One Available. The T 5 parachute was standardized in June 1941 and many of these first pattern chutes were heavily employed in all theaters of action. They saw extensive use in training, the early airborne operations in North Africa & Sicily, as well as the daylight drop of Operation Dragoon in Southern France. White T 5's remained standard throughout the war in the Pacific theater of operations such as Nadzab, Noemfoor, and