Original U.S. WWII Early War Unissued K-Ration Dinner Unit - Unopened German Holsters as a flying bomb

as a flying bomb

required for the Paratrooper to survive a terrifying ordeal which could be fatal: having your main parachute fail to open after jumping out of the aircraft

The 325th was considered to be one of the best educated battalions in the Army

It has a heavy brass plated iron tsuba (cross guard) and a single gilt brass seppa (spacer) The tsuka (handle) has two brass Cherry-Blossom menuki (grip decorations)

Original U.S. WWII Early War Unissued K-Ration Dinner Unit - Unopened German Holsters as a flying bombOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an example of a circa 1943 1944 Dinner K Ration. The K ration was an individual daily combat food ration which was introduced by the United States Army during World War II. It was originally intended as an individually packaged daily ration for issue to airborne troops, tank crews, motorcycle couriers, and other mobile forces for a short duration. The K ration provided three separately boxed meal units: