Original U.S. WWII P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot Named A-2 Flight Jacket - 85th Fighter Squadron Japanese Documents and Books 36 caliber percussion revolver was

36 caliber percussion revolver was often purchased by serving Officers as a reserve handgun carried on the inside of their tunics

The metal components are nice

One element of the Company

There is what appears to be the symbol for fire engraved on one side of the blade near the tip

samples of which had been captured from the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China

Original U.S. WWII P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot Named A-2 Flight Jacket - 85th Fighter Squadron Japanese Documents and Books 36 caliber percussion revolver wasOriginal Item: One of a kind. Lieutenant William S. Stalter flew an astounding 96 missions in a P 47 Thunderbolt primary in the Mediterranean theater during World War Two. He was the recipient of the Air Medal with Oak Leaf cluster. His 1943 training class along with a photo of him as an Air Cadet can be found at this link. He is also photographed and recorded in the History of the 85th Fighter Squadron on page 148. This is a nice condition A 2 jacket