U.S. WWII “Band of Brothers” Airborne Paratrooper High Quality Reproduction T5 Parachute Set Signed by Buck Compton of Easy Company with Photographic Proof & Meet the Parachute Book French Artwork & Posters 9 August 1918

9 August 1918

military issue parts assembled onto a hollow dummy receiver

and an original bolt has been installed and welded in the forward position

the dial originally controlled a mechanism that swung each individual filter in place on both sides simultaneously

which was introduced in 1928

U.S. WWII “Band of Brothers” Airborne Paratrooper High Quality Reproduction T5 Parachute Set Signed by Buck Compton of Easy Company with Photographic Proof & Meet the Parachute Book French Artwork & Posters 9 August 1918Only one available: This high end reproduction of the famous T 5 is in great condition. 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