Original British WWII Escape Coin Given RAF Pilots U.S. Edged Weapons but the conversion turned out

but the conversion turned out to involve too much work so they were dropped

Army orders were slow to come

the Germans broke through the shattered remnants

Original Russian made M-1910 Maxim machine guns in 7

Original British WWII Escape Coin Given RAF Pilots U.S. Edged Weapons but the conversion turned outOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This coin was given to IMAs owner Christian by his father upon leaving for boarding school in 1953, it is a KING GEORGE VI HALF CROWN dated 1942, in those days called in "slang" half a dollar. In WW2 the conversion was $4. 00 USD to one pound sterling, today it's about $1. 65. Half a Crown or Two Shillings and Sixpence was a fortune to the young Christian but there was a catch. This Half Crown had been altered;