Original WWII German DFS-230 Invasion Glider Painted Fabric Tail Fin Section - 11 ½” x 7” Resin Guns and Grenades the Germans and French found

the Germans and French found themselves in a head-on confrontation

but none that impair the fitting of the sword

More often than not the carriers were used for other purposes and the masks long discarded which makes them hard to find today

This nice example is in 9mm Bergmann-Bayard

Original WWII German DFS-230 Invasion Glider Painted Fabric Tail Fin Section - 11 ½” x 7” Resin Guns and Grenades the Germans and French foundOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is the Swas cut away from the vertical stabilizer fin of a DFS 230 German WWII Assault Glider. The glider had a fabric covered body to reduce weight. The DFS 230 was the first German combat glider, with a wingspan of 72 feet and fuselage 38 feet long. The first use of this aircraft took place on May 10, 1940. In the half light of dawn, shortly after 5 a. m., ten 230s carrying a total of 78 assault troops swooped down