Original U.S. WWII Era Army Air Forces Cartridge Counter in Original Box U.S. Holsters This is a Knife bayonet

This is a  Knife bayonet for use on the 6

On 18 December 1944 the ships of Task Force 38 unexpectedly found themselves in a fight for their lives when Typhoon Cobra overtook the force— seven fleet and six light carriers

and was executed in 1946

which vary quite a bit

both machine embroidered to a triangular blue wool backing

Original U.S. WWII Era Army Air Forces Cartridge Counter in Original Box U.S. Holsters This is a Knife bayonetOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very interesting piece that we havent been able to find much reference of, an AAF marked cartridge counter meant to be wired into an aircrafts machine gun to assist the gunner in depletion control. This example comes with the wires still attached at the end and in its original box! The counter drops by 2 with every turn of the wheel, denoting that this would be meant for a dual machine gun. There are a few