and red ring on the top
Lucas was Purdey’s head engraver
and the leather shoulder strap is in nice condition as well
It features the typical feldgrau (field gray) "doeskin" wool construction with a forest green "badge cloth" band and a traditional high forward crown
Along these same lines the portion of the military tasked with purchasing all types of supplies was the Quartermaster Corps
Original U.S. WWII Foreign Language Phrase Book Lot - Chinese, Portuguese, Burmese, Hungarian, Albanian, Japanese, Italian, and Norwegian - Lot of 8 Category_MG 34 Accessories and red ring on theOriginal Items. Only One Lot Available. This is a great lot of eight WWII Foreign Language phrase books for soldiers to use in communicating with foreign peoples overseas. The editions include Chinese, Portuguese, Burmese, Hungarian, Albanian, Japanese, Italian, and Norwegian. All examples are dated 1943 (minus the Burmese which is 1944) and are in great condition. These would have been imperatively valuable to soldiers crash landed in unfamiliar