







Strap, Leg, US Paratrooper, White, Made in USA, 60cm
High quality reproduction, made in USA, of the most common strap used by US paratroopers to secure USM3 trench knives or Hawkins mines to the leg and other gear to themselves during the jump and combat. Seen on numerous period photographs in Normandy on D-Day, Holland...
Made in cotton 3/4" webbing sewn to an ORIGINAL black steel retention buckle, riveted with an original black rivet, and "end capped" with the correct rare black steel "C" tip. Straps are 23.5" long (60cm).
Features:
3/4” cotton webbing (230lbs break strength)
3/4” steel buckle
3/4” steel C tip
1/4" original black rivet
SEE SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON WITH ORIGINAL WHITE COT STRAP
Prior to d-day many american paratroopers were not issued "standard" general purpose straps so they scrounged straps from where ever they could find them. See the attached original photos of paratroopers prior to D-Day that are clearly seen using these white straps.
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High quality reproduction, made in USA, of the most common strap used by US paratroopers to secure USM3 trench knives or Hawkins mines to the leg and other gear to themselves during the jump and combat. Seen on numerous period photographs in Normandy on D-Day, Holland...
Made in cotton 3/4" webbing sewn to an ORIGINAL black steel retention buckle, riveted with an original black rivet, and "end capped" with the correct rare black steel "C" tip. Straps are 23.5" long (60cm).
Features:
3/4” cotton webbing (230lbs break strength)
3/4” steel buckle
3/4” steel C tip
1/4" original black rivet
SEE SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON WITH ORIGINAL WHITE COT STRAP
Prior to d-day many american paratroopers were not issued "standard" general purpose straps so they scrounged straps from where ever they could find them. See the attached original photos of paratroopers prior to D-Day that are clearly seen using these white straps.
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