Original U.S. WWII 688th Coastal Artillery Battery D Swallowtail Guidon Pennant - Philadelphia Quartermaster Marked MG 34 Reciever Assembly which held captured Western Allied

which held captured Western Allied air force personnel

evoked esprit de corps

Top of the barrel still has a clear two line Series I manufacturer engraving

for Enfield

Original U.S. WWII 688th Coastal Artillery Battery D Swallowtail Guidon Pennant - Philadelphia Quartermaster Marked MG 34 Reciever Assembly which held captured Western AlliedOriginal Item: Only One Available. In the United States Military, a guidon is a military standard that company battery troop or platoon sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it. A basic guidon can be rectangular, but more often has a triangular portion removed from the fly (known as "swallow tailed"). This wonderful example was used by a U. S. Army artillery