Original U.S. WWII 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion 11th Airborne Named Uniform Grouping ERA This carbine has the "crescent"

This carbine has the "crescent" style butt plate

This is the screw that holds the cocking indicator

which also bears some red paint

though is dry

He passed away in 2011 and his obituary can be found at this link

Original U.S. WWII 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion 11th Airborne Named Uniform Grouping ERA This carbine has the "crescent"Original Items: One of a kind. Tec 5 Lowel Fred Pankow ASN 46019942 from Oak Park Illinois was assigned to Company B, 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 11th Airborne during World War Two. Included in this grouping are the following items: Wonderful Ike jacket with fantastic 127th AEB oval and sterling silver parachutist wing. very rare 127 AEB Distinctive Unit Insignia (DI) pin. Medal ribbons include Good Conduct, American Campaign Medal, WWII