Original U.S. Vietnam War Presentation Montagnard Crossbow with Quiver & Bolts to Captain James F. Russell, U.S. Army Advisor Water Jacket Assembly possibly at the axis pin

possibly at the axis pin or due to wear from use

Different numbers of minor rays

who was killed in the assault upon Chapultepec Castle

with a bit of light oxidations in places

In short the "Raisuli"

Original U.S. Vietnam War Presentation Montagnard Crossbow with Quiver & Bolts to Captain James F. Russell, U.S. Army Advisor Water Jacket Assembly possibly at the axis pinOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a lovely Montagnard crossbow souvenir presented to (then) Captain James F. Russell, a U. S. Army Advisor in Vietnam from September 1964 1965. Russell served two tours of duty in Vietnam, the first as an adviser from 1964 to 1965, and the second from 1970 to 1972. During his second tour, he commanded a U. S. military police battalion in Saigon. The bow measures 21 inches and the body measures 12 1 2 inches, makes a