Original U.S. WWI 17th Balloon Company Ephemera & Souvenir Book Grouping with Original AEF Documents British Militaria There is also assembly number

There is also assembly number 5927 marked on the loading gate

The 6x30 was the type commonly issued to NCO and officers

Designed to a strict specification to succeed the Mitsubishi G3M already in service

The Schiessbecher rifle grenade launcher could be used against infantry

There is no "M80" marking

Original U.S. WWI 17th Balloon Company Ephemera & Souvenir Book Grouping with Original AEF Documents British Militaria There is also assembly numberOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is the tremendous ephemera grouping of Sergeant 1st Class William Weigand Laird, 17th Balloon Company. The grouping contains many scarce documents relating to the Balloon Service of the AEF (American Expeditionary Forces) as well as a lovely souvenir book and an issue of the Arcadian Observer, the official balloon school magazine for the Balloon School in Arcadia, California. The grouping includes: Application for