Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge with Period Applied Invasion Arrowhead - Marked Sterling ZB 26-ZB 30 with the correct 4 panel

with the correct 4 panel construction and top vent cover which has an ornate brass oak leaf and acorn base with removable top spike

one with broken shackles

While somewhat shorter than the M-1763 usually is

(see photos)

This cardboard box originally would have come with (2) wooden dowels and (4) wooden wheels which would have been inserted through the holes on the bottom when folded properly

Original U.S. WWII US Army Airborne Glider Wings Badge with Period Applied Invasion Arrowhead - Marked Sterling ZB 26-ZB 30 with the correct 4 panelOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Glider Badge was a special skills badge of the United States Army. According to the U. S. Army Institute of Heraldry, the badge was awarded to personnel who had "been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed a course of instruction, or participated in at least one combat glider mission into enemy held territory. This example