Original U.S. WWII Custom Made Cast Iron Knuckle Dusters NATION The 504th PIR was detached

The 504th PIR was detached from the 82d Airborne in January 1944 to fight at Anzio

Operation is quite simple: one turns the dial to select the letter or number then pulls the handle which impresses the character into a blank plate (tag)

which includes 16 bases

During World War II it was assigned to the 467th Bombardment Group

originally made during the Pre WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle

Original U.S. WWII Custom Made Cast Iron Knuckle Dusters NATION The 504th PIR was detachedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a U. S. WWII set of Custom Made Iron Knuckle Dusters, used for close combat in the field. These were often cast aboard large ships, who necessarily had small foundries and metalworkers needed to effect repairs on the various parts of a ship. Compared to their usual work, making cast knuckles was relatively simple. The look of the surface texture suggests that they were sand cast, a very