My current Pre-Jump Dday 101st Airborne set.
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My current Pre-Jump Dday 101st Airborne set.

All original and wartime pieces. M42 Rigger Reinforced trousers and jacket named to Staff Sgt Jay Shenk 502nd PIR 1st Bat Company C. Original T5 Parachute Harness. (Not packed currently but we have the chute in storage)

Lots of misc small detail pieces as well including M42 Calvary Gloves, B4 Mae West, M7 (with original mask and unissued cylinders in it), schrade pocket knife, clicker, Dday Invasion letter, unopened lucky strikes, type 1 and type 2 rope, unopened FAK, a Australian made leg bag, Etc…

(Also recently picked up a hawkins grenade and PPN1A Eureka Beacon not in this photo. I’ve also changed the helmet net out for a more accurate helmet net for the dday era).

This was taken during an event tear down earlier this year.

u/ArchivalArms — 1 month ago