WWII Allied Forces D-Day Invasion Combat Knife and Scabbard Category_Spade Grip Assembly and M5 Halftracks

and M5 Halftracks

The Tunic is accompanied by regulation very dark blue coveralls (trousers)

since the two models were very close

The Model 1863 was produced in two variants

which cost him his life

WWII Allied Forces D-Day Invasion Combat Knife and Scabbard Category_Spade Grip Assembly and M5 HalftracksNew Made Item: These are reproductions of the extremely rare emergency issue cruciform bladed fighting knives used by Free French and other Allied troops during the second part of 1944. Originally using a 6 1 2" blade section from a French 1886 Lebel bayonet mounted on an all steel knurled no slip hilt. Issued in slightly modified British #4 spike bayonet scabbards the originals of this model are now very rare. A fascinating piece of WW2 Invasion