Original U.S. WWII D-Day Bronze Star Recipient 37th Engineer Combat Battalion Uniform & Garrison Cap Group - Staff Sergeant Joseph F. Biegay Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts which indicates that the pistol

which indicates that the pistol was serviced at some time at the arsenal at Châtellerault

The bottom of the grenade body has some stamped markings

• 10 3/4" Overall length

Specifications (Shashka):Overall length: 39 3/4"Blade Length: 34"Blade Style: Single Edge Shashka with FullerScabbard Length: 35"

Operation Sandstone was a series of nuclear weapon tests in 1948

Original U.S. WWII D-Day Bronze Star Recipient 37th Engineer Combat Battalion Uniform & Garrison Cap Group - Staff Sergeant Joseph F. Biegay Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts which indicates that the pistolOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding uniform set identified to Joseph F Biegay Jr., Company A, 38th Engineer Combat Battalion, which landed at Omaha Beach on D Day, June 6th, 1944. The group comes with a printed page from the American D Day website which does confirm that Biegay was on Omaha Beach that day. The uniform came with the attribution to Biegay, and the laundry number B 5338 in the garrison cap confirms the identification!