Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper’s Drop Rope Bundle Unissued in Original Packaging with Label by Atlanta Braid Company - Second Pattern Ordnance with Pierre François Joseph Durutte's

with Pierre François Joseph Durutte's 4th Division on its right and François-Xavier Donzelot's 2nd Division on its left

(U is inverted)

Darkening of the wood on its handle near the iron fixtures is attributed to a chemical reaction between the iron and wood over time

The reverse of the blade is stamped on the ricasso with an ((RZM)) circle next to faint code M7 / 36

Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper’s Drop Rope Bundle Unissued in Original Packaging with Label by Atlanta Braid Company - Second Pattern Ordnance with Pierre François Joseph Durutte'sOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a stellar example of a WWII American paratroopers drop rope unissued in its original packaging with the original label. This is the first complete example we have been able to offer, and there is very little reference to them. There are two models of these, this being the later second model that was meant to be less slippery. These can be discerned by the yellow tape around both ends. Page 56 of AMERICA'S