Original U.S. WWII D-Day Airborne Silk Map Zones of France - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area Blunderbuss I black oil cloth liner

I black oil cloth liner with adjustment cord and sprung webbing chinstrap

The rebuilt inert non-firing BATF approved receiver has fine markings that are easily visible and read-

Blade length 35 inches

The green repainted finish has worn on the outside

to attack German night bombers

Original U.S. WWII D-Day Airborne Silk Map Zones of France - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area Blunderbuss I black oil cloth linerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare hard to find March, 1944 dated "Zones of France", Scale 1: 2. 000. 000, silk map. On D Day, this map was mainly worn by US airborne troops around their neck. In February 1944, in preparation for D Day, the Intelligence School No. 9 (IS9) responsible for Western European Area (WEA) produced a second edition of the rayon map of France, printed in colors on one side, 1: 2. 000. 000 scale (1 cm for 20 km).