Original U.S. WWII 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment “Wildcat” Patch - Pacific Theater Pirate Flags and the hilt and very

and the hilt and very ornate "shell" Guard are of bronze/brass alloy and the grip is wire-bound sharkskin covered wood

along with the "Tower of Liège" proofmark from Belgium

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Original U.S. WWII 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment “Wildcat” Patch - Pacific Theater Pirate Flags and the hilt and veryOriginal Item. Only One Available. The 503rd Infantry Regiment, formerly the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (503rd PIR) and the 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment (503rd AIR), is an airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army. The regiment served as an independent regiment in the Pacific War during World War II; at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; in Okinawa, Japan; and in Germany. This is a very good likely U. S. made patch for the 503rd PIR,