WWII US ARMY PARATROOPER M1 GARAND RIFLE GRISWOLD BAG Army Gaiters Green Wehrmacht Gamaschen Superbly illustrated with black-and-white photographs

Superbly illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout

The Arbeitsbuch (Work Book or Employment Record Book) was a personal

Very rare item

These canvas web construction combat Y-straps

Order 9040

WWII US ARMY PARATROOPER M1 GARAND RIFLE GRISWOLD BAG Army Gaiters Green Wehrmacht Gamaschen Superbly illustrated with black-and-white photographsORIGINAL WW2 US ARMY PARATROOPER M1 GARAND RIFLE GRISWOLD BAG This Griswold US paratrooper drop bag was meant to hold a disassembled M1 Garand, an M1 Carbine, or a Thompson SMG. The guns were usually broken down into three sections: barrel, stock, and trigger group. Many complaints came from Normandy paratroopers who lost precious seconds removing their weapon from the 'Griswold Bag and assembling and loading the M 1 while enemy troops approached.