Paratrooper Cricket. A paratrooper is a military parachutist someone trained to parachute into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force military parachutists troops and parachutes were first used on a large scale during world war ii for troop distribution and transportation. Massively distributed on the eve of d day the cricket was undoubtedly the most typical item used by us paratroopers.
5 x 2 cm. 1 offer from 39 99. When squeezed between thumb and forefinger the cricket emits a click amplified by the sound box.
They usually consist of a piece of thin metal or plastic held in a casing so that the metal is slightly torqued.
The original history behind the use of the paratrooper cricket is not know however it is possible that examples of the clicker came back to england with visiting u s. Only 11 left in stock order soon. The original history behind the use of the paratrooper cricket is not know however it is possible that examples of the clicker came back to england with visiting u s. This little device which was carried by the paratroopers of the 101st airborne division into france on d day june 6th 1944 was originally known as the no 470 clicker by manufacturers j hudson and co ltd of birmingham england but quickly came to be called the cricket by the.
