Original U.S. WWII 398th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Swallowtail Guidon Pennant with 4 Unit Pins Headgear smooth finish with about 90%

smooth finish with about 90% of the original paint intact

returning briefly to Northern Europe for the Battle of Egmont op Zee in the 1799 Helder Campaign

When the German Army first marched into war in 1914 it went to the front lines wearing the traditional “Picklehaube” helmets

The blade also has been sharpened post-factory

The serial number indicates that it was built at Springfield in 1890

Original U.S. WWII 398th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Swallowtail Guidon Pennant with 4 Unit Pins Headgear smooth finish with about 90%Original Item: Only One Available. In the United States Military, a guidon is a military standard that company battery troop or platoon sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it. A basic guidon can be rectangular, but more often has a triangular portion removed from the fly (known as "swallow tailed"). This wonderful example was used by a U. S. Army artillery