Original U.S. WWII Marine Paratrooper MAB Portable and Mobile Transmitter Radio with Replicated Markings - The Para-Talkie MG 42 Mounts The 23rd Engineers began deploying

The 23rd Engineers began deploying to France in November 1917

The embroidery is still mostly legible but as you can see from

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The first production batch of M1 helmets resulted with over 323

Original U.S. WWII Marine Paratrooper MAB Portable and Mobile Transmitter Radio with Replicated Markings - The Para-Talkie MG 42 Mounts The 23rd Engineers began deployingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is as rare as hen's teeth and yes it is complete and unissued! The U. S. Navy MAB was a typical chest mounted "walkie talkie" used during WWII. It was designed prior to the Handie Talkie for use by Marine paratroops. The Navy MAB was typical of most WWII "walkie talkies" in that it had a microphone, headset, and antenna, separate from the radio. Unit comes complete with web carry case, transmitter, antenna,