The A-5 Aerial Delivery Container one of several types the WWII era US Army Air Force employed to re-supply military ground units by parachute.  This was also a primary method of delivery of bulky and heavy items used by the airborne divisions and other special operations units during their missions.  Other containers included the A-4, A-6, A-7, A-8, A-9, and A-10 systems.  We made our A-5 Container out of heavy duty cotton duck canvas dyed UV resistant OD.  Harness webbing is durable white cotton with black ticks duplicated from original specs..  Hardware is military spec cadmium plated.  Felting is 1/2" brown on the end caps and 1/4" gray on the center roll.  Bumper pad is filled with grey felt as in originals.  The parachute container (para-pack) is duplicated from originals complete with static line and hook, and plywood base and does not include a parachute.

The center roll is approximately 56" x 15'.  The end caps are 16" diameter by 16" deep.

This is a special order item that is produced on a limited basis.  Interested parties may place order hereon in order to be included in a waiting list for periodic production runs.  Production run announcements will be posted hereon.  A-5 components may also be available from time to time.

Price each $1200.00 for the 5 piece set.

This 42G4815 parachute deployment container packed the G-1 24' Cargo Parachute for use with aerial delivery containers such as the A-5 (above) and others.  This container was widely used in all theaters of operation during WWII.  This parachute container was simply tied in place to the loaded aerial delivery containers.  This pack includes durable cotton duck canvas dyed in UV resistant light OD#3 or dark OD#7 (Your choice), high strength OD nylon tie tape, a rigid plywood base, and custom duplicated white parachute harness webbing with military spec cad plated snap hook.  This is a must for anyone with an aerial delivery container without a parachute pack. This item does not include the cargo parachute or H-harness which attaches to the V-rings on the end caps.

Price each $250.00 Each.

These are the cases also known as the "1st pattern Griswold bag". Details include authentic snap and grommet closure, cloth loops and snap, interior construction, snap hook and webbing hanger, and military nomenclature ink stamp. Our cases are made slightly longer to fully and comfortably fit the disassembled M1 rifle inside without stretching the canvas. It includes a release cord to close the case. We used custom woven white harness webbing that includes the black ticking with a milspec harness snap hook.  The canvas used is the durable and authentic cotton duck in the Od#3 shade.  In this rigger-made version we take our standard model container and modify it with the addition of three lift-the-dot tabs to close the container instead of using the lacing closure.  This modification was most commonly made by the airborne units fighting in the Southern France campaign.

Price each $185.00

A limited quantity of this item is now available.

These are also known as the "2nd pattern Griswold" bag. Made just as authentically as the Case, Rifle, Padded, Parachutist's, 1st Model details include authentic zipper and snap closure, interior construction, snap hook and webbing hanger, and military nomenclature ink stamp. Our cases are made slightly longer to fully and comfortably fit the disassembled M1 rifle inside without stretching the canvas. The canvas used is the authentic cotton duck in the Od#3 shade, unlike other replica cases made from mildew treated vehicle canvas and obtrusive shades of Od#3.These are a truly quality made replica. These are a must for serious parachutist enthusiasts.  This rigger-made version is modified with the addition of a padded extension to allow for the fully assembled M-1 rifle to fit inside without dismantling it.  This modification was made by several airborne units European theater-wide by the time of the September 1944 Market-Garden airborne invasion of the Netherlands.  It became the standard for the 17th Airborne Division during the Rhine campaign Varsity airborne operation in 1945.

Price each $175.00
A limited quantity of this item is now available.

This is the padded case that was used by paratroopers to jump the disassembled M1928 Thompson Sub-machine gun.  This was not designed for use with the M1 Thompson sub-machine gun.  We make these authentically with durable UV resistant OD #3 cotton duck, OD #3 cotton webbing, milspec metal hardware including parachute harness snap hook, 1/4" thick felt padding, and custom made cotton parachute harness webbing. 

Price $150.00 each

This is the carrier used by parachutists to hold the folding stock carbine but has been modified with the addition of a spare ammunition pouch and harness webbing. 
Price $110.00 each Rigger modified version

This is a special Rigger-Made harness for jumping with the hand-held radio.  The harness was snap-hooked to the lower V-ring of the leg straps.  It includes a tie down to secure the radio to the jumper's leg and a milspec parachute harness snap hook.

Price $70.00 each

This is a special Rigger-Made harness for jumping with the backpack radio.  The harness includes a cross-shoulder sling with an adjustable slide.  When worn and jumped, the leg straps of the T-5 parachute harness was looped through the lower band of the radio harness to keep the radio secure to the body.

Price $80.00 each

For Airborne (Parachute) Engineers there was a clear need for a container that could carry a sizeable load of demolition equipment in a single bag during parachute operations.  The rigger made demo bag was made for this reason since the Army Quartermaster Corps did not provide such a container for parachute troop engineers.  This bag has many pockets in which to store many different configurations of demolition supplies.  It has a large parachute harness snap hook which hooks onto the harness when jumping.  Leg ties keep the bag close to the leg.  We offer three styles in two colors of canvas.   We use either water repellant OD#7 for the dark demo bag and Army standard OD #3 cotton duck.  The OD #3 bag is available with either buckle closures or Lift-The-Dot snaps.

Note: These bags were made authentically with a comparatively short hanging strap and parachute harness snap hook.  This bag was not designed with a long cross-neck carrying strap as with the Ammunition Carrying Bag.  The strap is just long enough to allow for hanging from the parachute harness or for looping over a shoulder.

Price each $100.00 each, your choice of styles.

Airborne (Parachute) Medical sections during the early stages of parachute troop development were initially supplied bags and pouches that were Army standard issue.  Many medics were issued the basic Medic Kit Pouch or M1936 Canvas Field Bags.  However, during training the airborne divisions saw a need for a larger container that could carry a much more sizeable load of medical supplies.  From our research there appears to be two designs of "Parachute Drop Kits" that parachute riggers made for the medics until the Army adopted and general issued an official design in late 1944/1945.  This drop kit appears to be the most common rigger-made design used by medics in the 1942-1943 time periods, and perhaps jumped by medics into operation Husky of the Sicily invasion in 1943.  Our kits are made from our quality materials including mil-spec parachute hardware.

Note: These bags were made authentically with comparatively short shoulder straps.  Perhaps because of the smaller typical size of WWII era paratroopers the original shoulder straps were not made very long.  However, it appears in period photographs that this kit must have been hung from the pelvis or abdomen instead of the shoulders and the reserve chest pack D-rings looped through the straps of this kit in order to keep it secure while jumping.

Price each $150.00

Airborne (Parachute) Medical sections during WWII were initially supplied bags and pouches that were standard issue for the entire Army.  Many medics went into combat using the basic Medic Kit Pouch or M1936 Canvas Field Bags.  However, early in WWII the 82nd ABN division saw a need for a larger container that could carry a much more sizeable load of medical supplies.  From our research there appears to be two designs of "Medic Drop Kits" that parachute riggers made for the medics until the Army adopted and general issued an official design in 1944/1945.  This drop kit appears to be the most common rigger-made design jumped by medics beginning from the Normandy invasion until the GI Parachutist Medical Pouch was widely issued to parachute medics by the Army.

Price each $. (This item is in production stages and will be finalized shortly.)

These are made from the same type of creosote treated canvas as were the genuine late war airborne trousers. The set includes dark green canvas pockets, and canvas leg ties. The snaps are finished dull black. The pattern is the same sized pattern as used on the Parachute jumper trousers. 

These pockets were historically worn on the Trousers, Field, Cotton, OD or M43 pants by troopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions as of the late summer of 1944.  The Army did not originally manufacture these trousers with large cargo pockets on the legs.  When the Army Quartermaster Headquarters in the European Theater of Operations received their issued allotment of M43 trousers they saw right away the need to modify them with the same style of large cargo pockets that were included with the earlier Parachute Jumper Trousers.  Troopers needed the large cargo pockets to hold the much needed additional supplies that each trooper was issued.  Someone in the Army chain of command therefore ordered that the M43 trousers be modified with the addition of large canvas cargo pockets identical in the early jumpsuit styling.  Though this was not specifically a rigger-made modification to the uniforms, the modification of the trousers with large cargo pocket was unique to strictly these airborne units.

Price $30.00 set

These are made from the same type of creosote treated canvas as were the genuine late war airborne trousers. The set includes dark green canvas pockets, knee patches, and canvas leg ties. The snaps are finished dull black. These pockets are slight wider at the bottom and deeper than the above 82nd/101st Abn style.

These pockets were historically worn on the Trousers, Field, Cotton, OD or M43 pants specifically by troopers of the 17th Airborne Division in the ETO of WWII.  This unit was in the same position as the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions that the need to add large cargo pockets to the new M43 uniform was evident.  For some reason however the style of the pockets worn by this unit was slightly different in dimension and included large canvas patches to reinforce the knee areas of the trousers.  Though this was not specifically a rigger-made modification to the uniforms, the modification of the trousers with large cargo pocket was unique to strictly these airborne units.

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