Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Airborne Schrade Paratrooper / Pilot Knife with Cord Cutter Category_Rear Sight Assembly and as with most Au

and as with most Au Lion scabbards

these were issued to Union troops in the field through the end of the American Civil War

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Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Airborne Schrade Paratrooper / Pilot Knife with Cord Cutter Category_Rear Sight Assembly and as with most AuOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used example of a Vietnam War issue Schrade Paratrooper and Pilot knife, with correct orange plastic "jigged bone" handles. These differ from the WWII and Korean war issue knives in that they have a second blade, specifically designed to cut cords. This would be used to help free the owner from tangled parachute rigging, or even their harness if they were a helicopter pilot. The black