A truly - and never seen before - attractive shoulder lanyard for the 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment

This is a superb example of a very scarce early wartime lanyard to the 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment. The lanyard is made of original parachute cord and was dyed with Mepacrine, an anti malaria medicine issued during their campaign in N Africa and Italy. This practice was forbidden in early 1944 as many soldiers used to cut the lines of parachutes after practice jumps, these were later replaced by standard yellow dyed (rope) lanyards.

Code: 52018