Original U.S. Cold War Civil Defense CD V-777-1 Shelter Radiation Kit with Two Victoreen CDV-715 Radiation Detectors Japanese Replica The 'Croix de Lorraine' or

The 'Croix de Lorraine' or 'Cross of Lorraine' was the emblem of the Free French and was chosen by General Charles de Gaulle as the symbol of the resistance

It has not been sharpened and has the original blued finish

however the leather has dried out over the decades

with the expected paint flaking from service

which is why it was repainted

Original U.S. Cold War Civil Defense CD V-777-1 Shelter Radiation Kit with Two Victoreen CDV-715 Radiation Detectors Japanese Replica The 'Croix de Lorraine' orOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. According to the 1962 and 1963 annual reports of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the CD V 777 1 set, first produced in 1962, was intended for use in public fallout shelters. By 1978, when Radiological Defense Preparedness (CPG 2 6. 1) was published, that job had been given to the CD V 777 2 set, and the CD V 777 1 was now an "alternate set for emergency service organization use." The older boxes (with the