Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area - 22 ½” x 24” Miscellaneous Gun Parts They were considered to be

They were considered to be among the finest martial handguns of the day

marked on the blade with both the trademark logo and RZM code of desirable maker Tigerwerk Lauterjung & Co

Later in the war M

Aside from some cracking at the cross guard end

Original U.S. WWII Airborne "Zones of France" D-Day Silk Map - Dated March 1944 - WEA Western European Area - 22 ½” x 24” Miscellaneous Gun Parts They were considered to beOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare hard to find March 1944 dated "Zones of France", Scale 1: 2. 000. 000, silk map. On D Day, this map was mainly worn by US airborne troops around their neck. In February 1944, in preparation for D Day, the Intelligence School No. 9 (IS9) responsible for Western European Area (WEA) produced a second edition of the rayon map of France, printed in colors on one side, 1: 2. 000. 000 scale (1 cm for 20 km).