United States. A Second War 101st Airborne Clicker, D-Day Invasion Signalling Tool visually-hidden both mint/near mint

both mint/near mint

Stamped onto the left side is an illegible Reichsbetriebsnummer (RBNr

This man and four others volunteered for this work and repeatedly carried messages between Battn

one pencil sketch

United States. A Second War 101st Airborne Clicker, D-Day Invasion Signalling Tool visually-hidden both mint/near mintIn magnetic metal and covered in yellow paint, a metal tongue on the underside, which clicks when pressed, measures 14. 9 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), functional, a rare item, in very fine condition. Footnote: The metal cricket clicker was issued to some Allied airborne troops for use during the Normandy landings on D Day, 6 June 1944, as a simple recognition device. Emitting a distinctive clicking sound when pressed, it allowed paratroopersparticularly of the