Original U.S. WWII M1A1 Carbine Canvas Paratrooper Jump Case Scabbard by ALLTEX Products Inc. - dated 1943 Japanese Guns & Ordnance as the rust on the

as the rust on the barrel matches that on the sight

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Most of the photos appear to be of an SS unit wearing lovely camouflage uniforms with helmet covers

It features a screw cap on the bottom

which looks suspiciously like a bullet hole

Original U.S. WWII M1A1 Carbine Canvas Paratrooper Jump Case Scabbard by ALLTEX Products Inc. - dated 1943 Japanese Guns & Ordnance as the rust on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic unissued example of a WWII Issue Paratrooper Jump Case for the Carbine, Cal . 30, M1A1, which was a paratrooper version with a folding stock. Referred to variously as the Scabbard, M1A1, Jump Case, or Paratrooper holster, it was designed to carry and protect the M1 M1A1 folding stock carbine during a parachute jump. The bags were padded with felt on the leg side, so the bag had to be carried flap