Original U.S. WWII Named 5th Air Force Officer Grouping in Trunk MP 40 The Rear Sight Leaf retains

The Rear Sight Leaf retains the majority of its browned (blued) finish with wear along narrow friction lines from the Elevation Slide and the Leaf is graduated on the front up to 900 yards

The Rakshasas were deadly foes of the senior Hindu God Rama and also spilled over into the Hindu off-shoot religion of Buddhism

Sight comes complete with the leather eye socket piece still in place

Youks-les-Bains on the 21st

Otherwise the close helmet is all complete and looks every bit of its probable 350 years plus of age

Original U.S. WWII Named 5th Air Force Officer Grouping in Trunk MP 40 The Rear Sight Leaf retainsOriginal Items; One of a kind grouping. James P. Roche of Brooklyn, New York was a lieutenant in the 5th Air Force of the USAAF during WWII. The 5th Air Force was established in 1942 when fourteen B 17 Flying Fortresses that survived the Battle of the Philippines left Mindanao for Darwin, Australia, between 17 and 20 December 1941, the only aircraft of the Far East Air Force to escape. After its evacuation from the Philippines on 24 December 1941,