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Not a lookalike made from a photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBRASS AND STEEL, AS ISSUED – Built from brass and steel exactly as the originals were, so it has the weight, the action and the sharp double crack of the issued article rather than a soft modern click.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCARRIED ON D-DAY, 6 JUNE 1944 – Issued to Allied airborne troops for silent recognition in the dark as they landed in Normandy on the night of 5–6 June 1944: one click to challenge, two clicks to answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWITH A CORD HOLE – A small hole is drilled through the body so the clicker can be run onto a cord, a lanyard or a wrist loop and kept to hand rather than loose in a pocket. Cord not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAS FEATURED IN THE LONGEST DAY – The cricket is familiar to anyone who has seen the classic D-Day film The Longest Day, or Band of Brothers, which makes it the natural gift for an airborne re-enactor, militaria collector or military enthusiast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; color: black;\"\u003eProduct Information Table\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoTableGrid\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"301\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 225.4pt; 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