Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger-Kress Magazines and 4 Enlisted Surgical Assistants

and 4 Enlisted Surgical Assistants (all Third US Army personnel) were flown in by CG-4A glider

Much of the fire was coming from the ridge on E’s flank

Original Item: British Manufacture

- Paper research including copy of the 1944 Christmas 517th PIR roster with Pfc Ayers listed as a member of company "I"

and is still fully proud over the lock plate

Original U.S. WWII M3 Colt 1911 .45 Tanker Shoulder Holster by Enger-Kress Magazines and 4 Enlisted Surgical AssistantsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII issue M3 leather shoulder holster for the Colt M1911 . 45 pistol. Adopted in 1942, this holster was standard issue for aircraft and tank crews, and was often used by officers who preferred it to the hip holster. In combat areas, all sorts of troops found ways to "acquire" handguns and the regulations as to who was and wasn't permitted to carry them were rarely enforced. Original M3's were