Original French WWI M1916 Type 2 Fighting Knife by Bourgade with Scabbard - Le Vengeur de 1870 Japanese Military Maps Airborne High Command and from

Airborne High Command and from that point forward the glider troops were issued the same jump boots and combat gear as paratroopers (including the M1A1 carbine with folding stock) and earned the same pay until the war ended in Europe in May 1945

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Original French WWI M1916 Type 2 Fighting Knife by Bourgade with Scabbard - Le Vengeur de 1870 Japanese Military Maps Airborne High Command and fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the French WWI M1916 type 2 Fighting Knife, made by BOURGADE, as marked on the blade ricasso. It comes complete with its original steel scabbard. These are often called Le Vengeur de 1870 (The Avenger of 1870), in reference to the lost war against the Prussian Army in 1870. After the defeat of France in 1940 the Germans captured large quantities M1916's and these were then used in