Original U.S. WWII Army Airborne T-5 Main & Reserve Parachute Packs with Rigging - Dated 1943 & 1944 Snider Rifle Buttons identical buttons are sewn

Buttons identical buttons are sewn to each cuff

It is fabricated from steel painted black and is retained very well

so it is in delicate condition

69" rusty bore

The Overseas/Garrison cover is in near mint condition

Original U.S. WWII Army Airborne T-5 Main & Reserve Parachute Packs with Rigging - Dated 1943 & 1944 Snider Rifle Buttons identical buttons are sewnOriginal Item: Only One Available. The T 5 parachute was standardized in June 1941 and many of these first pattern chutes were heavily employed in all theaters of action. They saw extensive use in training, the early airborne operations in North Africa & Sicily, as well as the daylight drop of Operation Dragoon in Southern France. White T 5's remained standard throughout the war in the Pacific theater of operations such as Nadzab, Noemfoor, and