Description
assembly number H 2 can be seen on the grip frame under the grips
The 505th suffered heavy losses during the relatively brief campaign
however it looks like during the war it was overpainted with lightly textured panzergrau (armor gray)
Here is the story of the day (courtesy of the website TRIBUTE TO THE 17th AIRBORNE DIVISION):
This inert example offers the opportunity to own a full-size “Ma Deuce” assembled with genuine U
Original U.S. Mexican American War & Civil War Ames Model 1832 Artillery Short Sword - Dated 1835 German Documents & Books assembly number H 2 canOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent service worn example of the distinctive U. S. Model 1832 Foot Artillery short sword, popularly nicknamed Americas Gladius because of its obvious resemblance to the ancient Roman short sword. Manufactured by N. P. Ames of Springfield, Massachusetts and dated 1835, this early federal contract example retains its original blade markings, brass hilt, and a particularly desirable combination of U. S.