Accession Number | REL30459 |
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Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Personal Equipment |
Physical description | Steel |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | United Kingdom |
Date made | c 1939-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
D-Ring for parachute ripcord : Royal Air Force
Description
Steel 'D' Ring parachute pull as used on Second World War chest- and seat-type parachutes. The ring has a hole drilled through the centre of its longest side, through which the ripcord would have been inserted. A small illegible stamp is impressed into the metal near the hole.
History / Summary
Unknown