Original U.S. WWII 1944 Model 53 Airborne Motor Scooter - Functional! French Machine Guns stinking horror

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Marine Recruiting Station95 Market Street - - - San Fransisco

Complete with brass helmet plate of castle with flaming bomb in shield surrounded by oak leaf branches beneath a scroll banner that reads SAPEUR POMPIERS DE RUEIL

Aside from that it is in good shape

The two drilled hole tang is also typical of this period's arsenal forged blades

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Model 53 Airborne Motor Scooter - Functional! French Machine Guns stinking horrorPlease note that the hand cart and machine gun in the video are NOT included with purchase. Original Item: In the later stages of the war in Europe, Allied paratroopers used these scooters to maintain contact between units, increase their mobility and haul small loads. The Cushman Motor Works designed the Model 53 Airborne Scooter to be airdropped by parachute or carried by glider. Some scooters, like this one, had a hitch to pull a model M3A4 general