Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Fallschirmjäger Parachute User’s Manual Signed By Eugen Meindl & Ernst Blauensteiner Archive His right hand is raised

His right hand is raised in a blessing signifying his initials “IC XC” (“ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ” or “JESUS CHRIST”)

reverse designed with a u-shaped bar attachment

The front is completed by a vertical row of eight silvered aluminum buttons with pebbled uppers on the right side

1925 to John and Edith Patterson of Dundas

remains near very fine

Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Fallschirmjäger Parachute User’s Manual Signed By Eugen Meindl & Ernst Blauensteiner Archive His right hand is raised(Fallschirme der Fallschirmtruppe Anwenderhandbuch). An extremely well preserved Fallschirmjger parachute users manual, this book contains 61 pages of information on use and maintenance of parachutes, including diagrams and black and white photographs. It also includes 16 unused pages of training and proficiency charts for the individual bearer. The inside of the front cover bears a handwritten inscription by Oberst Ernst Blauensteiner, Fallschirmjger