Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge - Marked Sterling 40mm BOFORS 1932 contract for Bailey

1932 contract for Bailey

The shutter was tripped by the trigger

which allowed the movement to be stopped for "watch synchronization"

and even has the rare bayonet

Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge - Marked Sterling 40mm BOFORS 1932 contract for BaileyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Glider Badge was a special skills badge of the United States Army. According to the U. S. Army Institute of Heraldry, the badge was awarded to personnel who had "been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed a course of instruction, or participated in at least one combat glider mission into enemy held territory. This example