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Available now for immediate purchase is an exceptional, highly historic 3-piece lot of authentic World War II-era United States War Department Technical Manuals (TM). Published between December 1940 and April 1941, these original manuals served as the foundational training text for Army motor pool mechanics maintaining early tactical vehicles on the brink of global conflict.
Crucially, the largest manual features a prominent, authentic vintage ink stamp on the front cover reading: "52nd MEDICAL BATTALION." The 52nd Medical Battalion was a highly active U.S. Army unit that deployed overseas to support combat operations, notably during the grueling Italian Campaign. This lot offers a direct physical link to the field ambulance and transport operations that kept front-line medical units moving.
LOT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING THREE (3)
TITLES:
1. TM 10-540 Technical Manual: Automotive
Lubrication (Dated December 3, 1940) - 57
Pages. Packed with early mechanized fluid schematics and schedules.
2. TM 10-565 Technical Manual: Automotive Brakes (Dated March 1, 1941) - 81 Pages.
Detailed breakdowns of early tactical braking systems.
3. TM 10-585 Technical Manual: Automotive
Power Transmission Units (Dated April 1, 1941)
- 120 Pages. Features the authentic "52nd Medical Battalion" unit stamp. Highly technical cross-sections of gearboxes, clutches, and heavy utility drives.
CONDITION REPORT:
• Overall: Great vintage historical condition, exceptionally well-preserved for paper field manuals of this age.
• Binding & Staples: Bindings are tight and fully intact. There is slight, honest superficial rust on the original metal binding staples as is normal for 85-year-old paper ephemera, but it has not structurally compromised the surrounding pages.
• Interior Pages: Crisp, clean, and completely intact. Crucially, there are no ripped, torn, or missing pages across all three volumes (57, 81, and 120 pages respectively). The text, diagrams, and unit stamps remain bright, sharp, and highly legible with only light, expected vintage page-edge toning.
A premier, museum-shelf ready collection perfect for WWil militaria displays, vintage military vehicle restoration specialists, or medical corps history curators.
Please see all photos for exact details of the covers, page layouts, and the 52nd Medical Battalion stamp. Ships quickly and securely.
