Original U.S. WWII USAAF 8th Air Force AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Holsters & Cases complete with an original can

complete with an original can and belt (where permitted)

Measuring 33 inches overall these were often held without scabbards in racks aboard ship to allow instant access to repel boarders

The hilt is of worked iron with a double bow guard incorporating two heart shaped perforated guard shields to protect the sword hand

000 and for the 5th and 6th contracts 100

Original U.S. WWII USAAF 8th Air Force AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Holsters & Cases complete with an original canOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic hand painted WWII Eight Air Force insignia AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light. It was hand painted as a memento of this airman's time in the service during World War Two. The float light is painted with the 8th Air Force insignia and reads ENGLAND 43 44 45. The float light was a smoke producing flare designed to be dropped by an aircraft over open water for drift sighting during the day or