A Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute Auction cross is of excellent quality

cross is of excellent quality manufacture with fine silvering

before being discharged on April 28th and posted to the Reinforcement Depot at Le Havre

with a shoelace in place of the original leather drawstring that has been lost to time

with white RZM/SS paper label attached

A Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute Auction cross is of excellent qualityA Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute; This parachute was manufactured on July 18, 1943 by the Fujikura Aircraft Industry Company Limited (founded in 1939), numbered "18804567" with anchor stamp. The exterior cover is fabricated from a water resistant canvas, the trim on the cover in orange cotton, with forest green cotton reinforcing patches in the corners, the cover encompassing a white silk parachute. The cover has a circular leather