Original U.S. WWII 506th PIR 101st Airborne M42 Paratrooper Jump Jacket - Size 36R U.S. Ordnance The engraving on the top

The engraving on the top of the barrel is clear:

the drum/ block is rotated back

They took part in the Peninsula War under Wellington and most significantly at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 in which they sustained many casualties

and sank all three with the use of torpedoes

though age and cleaning has left only a ghost of the cartouches by the lock screws

Original U.S. WWII 506th PIR 101st Airborne M42 Paratrooper Jump Jacket - Size 36R U.S. Ordnance The engraving on the topOriginal Item: Only one available. "From this day to the ending of the World, we in it shall be remembered we band of brothers" Henry V William Shakespeare. This an original M1942 Airborne Jump jacket in Olive Drab #3 offered is in excellent used condition. The most notable aspects of the jacket are the original 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment patch on the left chest with correct wartime stitching. There is also a 101st Airborne Division patch on