Original British WWII Double Sided Silk Escape Map of Occupied France & Germany Original Machine Guns possibly a manufacture date

possibly a manufacture date

inserting the fuze was a complicated process which required removing the stabilizing fin structure potentially damaging the fins

which indicates this is definitely period correct wire

- 502nd Airborne Infantry Regiment pin

such as The Devil's Brigade

Original British WWII Double Sided Silk Escape Map of Occupied France & Germany Original Machine Guns possibly a manufacture dateOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an Original WWII British issue 18" X 22" Silk Escape Map, as issued to Allied flight crews in WWII. These maps were often sewn into the linings of uniforms to escape detection in the event of being shot down over enemy territory and falling into hostile hands. Most of these that we have seen only have one side, but this has TWO, one showing occupied France, including the entire northern Coast, and the Coast