Original U.S. WWII 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion Triple Nickles Master Parachutist Jump Wings with Airborne Oval & Patches - All-Black Airborne Unit Lewis Gun MW - 1 - 179

MW - 1 - 179 1954 60MM M49A2

The grip features a five ball cross guard with a small anchor and five ball single bar guard

with no edge issues we can see

known as a "tag"

Original U.S. WWII 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion Triple Nickles Master Parachutist Jump Wings with Airborne Oval & Patches - All-Black Airborne Unit Lewis Gun MW - 1 - 179Original Item. One of a Kind. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, nicknamed The Triple Nickles, was an all black airborne unit of the United States Army during World War II. The battalion did not serve overseas during World War II, primarily because it never reached full strength for an Airborne Infantry Battalion. In reaction to the German counterattack that began the Battle of Bulge, the Airborne Command considered reorganizing the 555th PIB as