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famous especially for producing chronograph movements and today part of Montblanc in the Richemont group

it was recognized that cavalry swords were more effective as thrusting weapons rather than cutting weapons

but it was clear to all the onlookers that the crew were going to get their feet wet

After newly assigned recruits completed basic training in their battalions in May 1943

Original WWII Canadian MkI Dispatch Rider Helmet by CLC Converted for Paratrooper Use - dated 1944 Martini-Henry Parts which the UOriginal Item: Only One Available. This very nice and rare helmet started out as a Canadian Manufactured WWII British MK I Dispatch Rider helmet. After that, due to the wartime demand for paratrooper helmets, it was modified into a paratrooper helmet. The paratrooper and dispatch rider helmet utilized the same shell and makers, so this was not a very hard conversion. It involved cutting off the dispatch rider "cowling", turning the helmet around, and