Original U.S. WWII Autograph of 82nd Airborne Division Commander Lt. Gen. James Gavin - 8 x 10” Martini-Henry Rifle The top cover is marked

The top cover is marked with maker code cof for Carl Eickhorn of Solingen

Normally this was done over the original Horizon Blue paint

PATENTED MAY 9TH

and may have possibly led to the theater phrase "Break a leg"

30 rimfire short metallic cartridges

Original U.S. WWII Autograph of 82nd Airborne Division Commander Lt. Gen. James Gavin - 8 x 10” Martini-Henry Rifle The top cover is markedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. James Maurice Gavin, sometimes called "Jumpin' Jim" and "the jumping general", was a senior United States Army officer, with the rank of lieutenant general, who was the third Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. During the war, he was often referred to as "The Jumping General" because of his practice of taking part in combat jumps with the paratroopers under his command; he was the