Original British 18th Century Naval Boarding Cutlass with Armorer Mark U.S. Field Gear Army's V Corps

Army's V Corps

including both the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions

A curved leather-covered metal spring arm extended downward from the helmets fiber shell and exerted tension on the ear phone to hold the ear flap assembly snugly against the user's ear

made from the wood decks of Admiral Jellicoe's Flag Ship

forcing the Eighth Army from the Gazala position

Original British 18th Century Naval Boarding Cutlass with Armorer Mark U.S. Field Gear Army's V CorpsOriginal Item: Only one available. A British Naval Boarding Cutlass of the figure of Eight guard style with plain all steel grip in use from about 1750 being replaced in 1804 with a similar model but then having a cast grip displaying 18 horizontal groves. It is felt that these figure of eight or double disc cutlasses may date from as early as 1727 with a delivery of 1,000 cutlasses from the British cutler Thomas Hollier. Issued with 29" blades these