This is a rare US Navy grouping for a man who was stationed on the USS NARWHAL at Pearl Harbor on Dec. See pictures 10 and 11. The group consists of his frock coat, evening dress coat, trousers with braid, and his Midshipman tunic. All are in very nice condition with only one button missing from the tunic. The fore and aft hat, epaulettes, and gold belt are in a tin box with his initials painted on top. All are in excellent condition except for the box. It is dented with paint missing and the lock is off but included. The sword is in fine condition with the scabbard showing only very minor flaking. The leather case is in good condition but is missing part of the strap to buckle it closed and some mild mothing to the liner. Scabbard is engraved with his initials and the leather case also has his initials. Interestingly his last name is misspelled on the blade, an “A” is missing. Also included is his 1931 Academy yearbook, silver anniversary yearbook, and thirty first anniversary yearbook. The papers that are included are all copies except his retirement paper. Also included is a second sword belt, a medal and a comb with missing teeth in a leather pouch which also has a rusting file. I think this is the highlight of the whole group. The USS Narwhal is credited with shooting down a Japanese Zero (along with a destroyer) which is the first submarine kill of the war. This group is from the officer who claims he shot it down. This is a rare Pearl Harbor AND submarine related group. I just noticed that in the picture of the yearbooks there is a small book titled The Silver Quiver, it does not go with this group. The crate has been in my attic for over 25 years and is under a large pile of stuff. No sense in digging it out until or if the group sells. The price listed may be lower if you live on the East Coast. It will take me a few days to dig out the crate and pack everything safely so please be patient. If you live in the area you can pick it up. The item “RARE US NAVY PRE WW2 FORMAL UNIFORM GROUP PEARL HARBOR SUBMARINES” is in sale since Sunday, March 05, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “maitland283″ and is located in Cape May, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.
This is a very nice example of a Japanese Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword that is mounted with a nice, Seki arsenal blade. The blade has survived in near perfect condition and wears a cutting edge that measures 27 1/8 inches in length that features a lovely actively wavy temper line which extends to the tip on either side. The tang wears a showa stamp and is well signed which translates to “Sekiju Mori Toshiharu Sakku”. The hilt wrapping reflects age with light staining nevertheless does remain tightly in place and all the fittings also remain very nice in their condition. The metal scabbard has a couple of small battle dings, but does remain in very good serviceable condition and wears beautiful fittings as well. Overall measuring 40 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SHIN GUNTO SWORD” is in sale since Sunday, March 05, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pcay” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped worldwide.
RUSSIA, IMPERIAL NICHOLAS II CORONATION MEDAL, 1896, STERLING ON RIBBON. The free listing tool. The item “RUSSIA IMPERIAL, NICHOLAS II CORONATION MEDAL, sterling, 1896″ is in sale since Friday, March 13, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “polishmilitaria” and is located in Ft Lauderdale. This item can be shipped worldwide.
M1937 service emblem made by NS Meyer. Hallmarked NS Meyer New York, secondary marking Meyers shield. Fantastic condition and hard to upgrade! The item “USMC EGA M1937 NS Meyer Officer Service Emblem” is in sale since Thursday, February 16, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “stucky151″ and is located in Aurora, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, PH, SG, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.
Spare DOUBLE Barrel Carrier (IT IS JUST EMPTY CASE) NO FORBIDDEN!!! If you have any questions feel free to ask, we re here to help. The item “WWI WWII MG13 MG34 MG42 SPARE DOUBLE BARREL CARRIER EMPTY” is in sale since Thursday, January 05, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “dushdimi” and is located in EUROPE. This item can be shipped worldwide.
For your consideration, Beautiful U. Eagle Head Presentation Officer Sword German Proved, Gold Blade, Triple Etched. Tarnish, looks like it was cleaned, three small dents on reverse of scabbard, spots of rust on blade, please look at pics. Presented to Captain J. Freeman from Members of Company I, 16th Infantry. An awesome presentation sword that needs to have more research done. Understanding warfare through artifact preservation. The item “Beautiful U. S. Eagle Head Presentation Officer Sword German Proved, Gold Blade” is in sale since Tuesday, March 07, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “tttutka68″ and is located in Belvidere, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.
MARINE REGIMENT CHINA MARINES ALBUM FROM ONE MARINE STATIONED IN CHINA. 296 PHOTOS 29 PAGES OF THE LIFE OF EMIL KOLARIC 2/3/08 -9/79. ALBUM SHOWS LIFE AND TIMES IN CHINA BOTH ON AND OFF THE MARINE BASE. STREET SCENES OF CHINA , CHINESE FUNERAL, AMERICAN FUNERAL, DIGNETARIES AND MILITARY FROM MANY OTHER COUNTRIES , MOTORCYCLES, CANNONS, BASEBALL TEAMS AND PLAY, BARRACKS AND ON AND ON. THIS ALBUM IS PURE CHINA MARINES NO PRE OR POST LIFE ONLY TIME IN CHINA. MEASURES 10 3/4 X 15 3/4 SOME PAGES HAVE PHOTOS ON BOTH SIDES AND SOME ON ONE SIDE ONLY. ALBUM HAS SLIGHT MUSTY ODOR. PHOTOS AND PAGES ARE PRISTENE. KOLARIC WAS FROM BRAINARD NEBRASKA AND LIVED HIS ADULT LIFE IN OMAHA NEBRASKA AS A SELF EMPLOYED DIRT MOVER. The item “UNITED STATES CHINA MARINES USMC PHOTO ALBUM 296 PHOTOS CHINESE LIFE 4TH REG” is in sale since Sunday, March 05, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “ohopjohn” and is located in Eatonville, Washington. This item can be shipped to United States.
The blade itself is much older and is a koto period Samurai Katana that was remounted in the 1890’s for the current mounts. I have kept this sword in a long list of restoration projects but time and other projects force this one to go to someone else. It has a cutting edge length of just under 66cm, full length bohi engravings on both sides. It has awesome grain showing in the blade and it is in old great polish. The handle is complete but it is missing the locking latch on the side so the blade does not lock into the saya (scabbard). This would be an awesome restoration project and candidate for shinsa grading. The item “NICE LARGE JAPANESE KYUGUNTO ARMY OFFICER SWORD KOTO ERA BLADE” is in sale since Friday, March 03, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “mwmd” and is located in McLean, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan