Original U.S. WWII 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment Shirt from Book - Heroes in our Midst British Lancer The leather of the grips

The leather of the grips still shows much of the original checkering

carrying out bombing missions in Algeria and Tunisia as part of Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign

The address marking on top of the barrel is still fully legible:

The tang directly behind the barrel features a screw in elevated Peep Sight surrounding a very small aperture hole

The 2d Ranger Battalion would valiantly serve its way through the rest of World War II

Original U.S. WWII 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment Shirt from Book - Heroes in our Midst British Lancer The leather of the gripsOriginal Items: One of a kind. This is an excellent condition regulation army wool shirt featured in the excellent book Heroes In Our Midst, Volume 3: Uniforms & Insignia, Airborne Commands, Specific Insignia by John R. Angolia. The description in the book reads; "There are a number of variations of the parachute canopy and the cat's face." The shirt also features an original jump oval and airborne patch as well as a Ruptured Duck. Approximate