Original U.S. NASA Framed Texas Flag Carried On Board Apollo 8 with Signatures of the Three Astronauts Gifted to Texas Governor John Connally - First Lunar Flight - 16½ x 13½” MP 44 and 58 French military personnel

and 58 French military personnel

Military Rifle that led to the legendary Model of 1873

so this is the "Full-length" type

it still has a visible "boxed" stock inspection cartouche that reads JSA / 1898

The french cuffs are surrounded with a silver bullion tape The inside of this officer tunic is fully lined with artificial silk

Original U.S. NASA Framed Texas Flag Carried On Board Apollo 8 with Signatures of the Three Astronauts Gifted to Texas Governor John Connally - First Lunar Flight - 16½ x 13½” MP 44 and 58 French military personnelOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is without a doubt one of the most astounding NASA related pieces we have offered, a framed flag of Texas which was carried on board Apollo 8, the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon, and gifted to Texas Governor John Connally. The frame is also signed by the three astronauts aboard the mission, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and