Original U.S. WWII Early Model “Clear” Riddell Parachute Training Helmet and Binder of Ft. Benning Jump School Instructor Sgt Charles Branson Cannons Only a few of the

Only a few of the original 50 Maxim Nordenfelt guns are known to have survived

Eventually the "Lovell's Pattern" bayonet was made

the second year of production for the model 1884

This example was recently acquired from a private collector

Original U.S. WWII Early Model “Clear” Riddell Parachute Training Helmet and Binder of Ft. Benning Jump School Instructor Sgt Charles Branson Cannons Only a few of theOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an incredible set which was just recently obtained by IMA directly from the family of the veteran! Sergeant Charles Branson Jr. joined the U. S. Army in August of 1941 and served primarily during WWII as an instructor at the Paratrooper Jump School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Branson was initially assigned as a rigger and repairman, later being assigned to the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne