Original British Royal Navy Sail Maker's Knot Tying Wooden Fid - circa 1790 Field Gear Belgium was an Industrial powerhouse

Belgium was an Industrial powerhouse with its great capacity coming from the City of LIEGE

The aircraft include:General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon (Poster #26)C-5A Galaxy (Poster #34)Grumman A-6 Intruder (Poster #28)Lockheed C-141A Starlifter (Poster #35)McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (Poster #23)General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark (Poster #33)Grumman F-14 Tomcat (Poster #24)General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark (Poster #27)Rockwell B-1 Lancer (Poster #31)LTV A-7 Corsair II (Poster #29)A fantastic set of Cold War era posters perfect for the Air Force enthusiast

Parachute Jumper this jacket was won by a member of a Glider Airborne Parachute Infantry regiment during WWII

- for surviving widows and parents of fallen participants in the war

Below this is it stamped with the manufacture date of [19]40

Original British Royal Navy Sail Maker's Knot Tying Wooden Fid - circa 1790 Field Gear Belgium was an Industrial powerhouseOriginal item: Only One Available. We have only had one of these previously, and when we first received that one, we did not know what it was. Based on the shape, we assumed it was some sort of "Club" to repel boarders. However it is actually an essential Naval Sail Maker's tool called a "FID" for sizing the eye letting of grommet holes and used in rope weaving joining. Usually they are smaller, but this one is quite substantial. Truly amazing! ( We