Original U.S. WWII Rare Red Ball Express Sleeve Patch - Theater-Made Category_Flintlock Pistols and contained in an original

and contained in an  original early model M8 Belt Scabbard

There are areas of missing paint

secured with staples on two corners and bearing the correct ink stamps over the other two corners

The leather liner chinstrap is absent

Original U.S. WWII Rare Red Ball Express Sleeve Patch - Theater-Made Category_Flintlock Pistols and contained in an originalOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Red Ball Express was an American truck convoy system that supplied Allied forces moving through Europe after breaking out from the D Day beaches in Normandy in the summer of 1944. To expedite cargo shipments to the front, trucks emblazoned with red balls followed a similarly marked route that was closed to civilian traffic. The trucks also had priority on regular roads. Conceived in an urgent 36 hour meeting, the