Original U.S. WWII Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Pilot Cockpit Front Window Panel Swords A third variant was basically

A third variant was basically similar in the metallic parts

The leather grip binding is still in place wrapped with brass wire with minor repairs at base of grip

PYLER & THE MEN OF "G" COMPANY WHO DIED AT BANGALORE 1886/87

it was placed into regular service with French infantry where the troops called it the FM Chauchat

Original U.S. WWII Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Pilot Cockpit Front Window Panel Swords A third variant was basicallyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original WWII B 17G pilot (left side) cockpit front window panel for a Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress, note the extra front window panels, if open, were not for ventilation but for "clear vision" in case the windows became iced over. This version with opening side panel window was a very rare variant, produced for only a short time towards the end of WW2. We found the following research on a collectors forum: