Original British WWII Escape Coin Given RAF Pilots U.S. Edged Weapons 1 (SMLE) Series

1 (SMLE) Series

although Marine Corps Order 4 had established scarlet and gold as the official colors of the Corps as early as 1925

• End Cap mount with back Sight Assembly & End Cap Lock

the Germans broke through the shattered remnants

Original Item: Made prior to WWII

Original British WWII Escape Coin Given RAF Pilots U.S. Edged Weapons 1 (SMLE) SeriesOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This coin was given to IMAs owner Christian by his father upon leaving for boarding school in 1953, it is a KING GEORGE VI HALF CROWN dated 1942, in those days called in "slang" half a dollar. In WW2 the conversion was $4. 00 USD to one pound sterling, today it's about $1. 65. Half a Crown or Two Shillings and Sixpence was a fortune to the young Christian but there was a catch. This Half Crown had been altered;