Original U.S. Framed Early Aviation Set - Fragments from Explorer II Balloon & U.S.S. Shenandoah Dirigible French Field Equipment and New York designations on

and New York designations on the buttplates

indicating the steel was rolled by Stahlwerk Röchling

It comes with the original felt wool cover and black leather harness

The group returned to the United States as the war was ending in Europe

The bayonet features a hooked quillion with ball end used for rifle stacking and to engage an opponent's blade in combat

Original U.S. Framed Early Aviation Set - Fragments from Explorer II Balloon & U.S.S. Shenandoah Dirigible French Field Equipment and New York designations onOriginal Items: One of a kind set. These are two great pieces of Early U. S. Aviation history! After notable events in aviation, such as flights as well as crashes, souvenirs are collected, then sold on the market. Here we have two framed examples of such memorabilia. The first is a piece of the Balloon EXPLORER II, used for high altitude experiments. It is actually a bookmark, sold by the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, complete with information