Rare item ......

[DJT]

but what is it? Anyone know? Have a guess!?

[Gary Jucha]

Para disc

Luminous para disc ?

Gary J.

[DJT]

Dam you Gary!!!! I was hoping it might stump people for a while and I could have some fun with it. Fair play for getting it so quick! I`ll post some more photos.

[DJT]

Reverse, Sorry its a bit blurry. Dated 1942 and marked RLI. It has a faint Canadian C Broad Arrow stamp present. I think these were issued to US, British and Canadian Troops. I know for sure that S.A.S. troops got them hence my interest

[DJT]

and finally its original brown suede pouch.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Des, a nice item and complete with the pouch


Cheers, Ade.

[marc b]

GREAT ITEM DES
CONGR.
Marc b

[Gary Jucha]

Nice piece..

Des,
Nice to see an original one ...considering the amount of repro's about ..

Gary J.

Dam you Gary!!!! I was hoping it might stump people for a while and I could have some fun with it. Fair play for getting it so quick! I`ll post some more photos.

[marc b]

Gary, are you sure it's original?
Marc b

Des,
Nice to see an original one ...considering the amount of repro's about ..

Gary J.

[marc b]

sorry Des

Ofcourse it is original, but I know how difficult it is to get someting form you
And that's another joke ofcourse.
You did a good job in Canada Thanks again ! !
marc b

[Gary Jucha]

Night Owl !

Hello Marc,
You must be a "night owl" ... considering your an hour on in Belgium....

If your over in England next May (7th 8th), there's a Military event going off in my area in England at Spanhoe airfield .... (if your interested in having a stall ??)

See the following :
http://www.operationspanhoe.co.uk/

(Sorry Ade for the blatant advertising !!!)

Regards

Gary J.

sorry Des

Ofcourse it is original, but I know how difficult it is to get someting form you
And that's another joke ofcourse.
You did a good job in Canada Thanks again ! !
marc b

[Adam H]

Interesting item, Des. How were they employed? From the construction I am guessing simply pinned to the uniform...am I correct?

Would they have been worn after landing to help ID other paras, etc?

Cheers,

Adam

[DJT]

Thanks for the comments guys!

Adam, I believe they were mostly employed to id equipment dropped on DZ`s at night. When used that way I think they were sewn/tied on with the thread/string going through the two holes?

I also think they were pinned to the back of uniforms so guys following could not lose the man ahead in a night patrol?

There is a famous story of a Belgian SAS guy tossing one of these discs up and down every few minutes while on night patrol in a wooded area so the rest of the guys following could`nt get lost. Must have been both weird and funny to see a hopping light ahead

Also, the Luminous part of the disc no longer works after 60 years.
I tried it

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Interesting item, Des. How were they employed? From the construction I am guessing simply pinned to the uniform...am I correct?

Would they have been worn after landing to help ID other paras, etc?

Cheers,

Adam[/QUOTE]

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Des, have you tried holding the disc underneath a light bulb for a minute, then turning out the light? Try this at night. Often they will glow then.


Cheers, Ade.

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

A very nice item Des

As Ade says, you have to hold it under a light first?

I wouldn't want to own one of these, considering their radioactive content