Original U.S. WWII Air Force 58th Wing 509th Bomb Group Bikini Atoll Atomic Tests Silk Patch Martini-Henry Parts The Vitali magazine held four

The Vitali magazine held four rounds and was reloaded with an en bloc clip made of cardboard

The fur on the cowhide is still almost completely intact

this rifle retains the original lightened butt stock

Nice and honest

Original U.S. WWII Air Force 58th Wing 509th Bomb Group Bikini Atoll Atomic Tests Silk Patch Martini-Henry Parts The Vitali magazine held fourOriginal Item: This is an ultra rare, theater made, silk patch for the United States Army Air Forces 58th Wing, 509th Bomb Group. Successor of the famous 509th Composite Group which dropped the two atomic bombs on Japan, the 509th Bomb Group carried out the "Operation Crossroads" atomic test at the Bikini Atoll. The patch has a mushroom cloud at its center. Approximately 3" diameter. Constructed of silk. The 509th Composite Group (509 CG) was a unit