This is a very nice example of an Italian Air Force Dress Sword that dates from the World War II Era. It is mounted with a very nice straight, fullered blade that measures 30 1/4 inches in length. The blade is beautifully etched with bright blue and gold on either side, is marked by the maker E & F Hörster Solingen on the ricasso and remains in superb original condition. The lovely cup guard is in the motif of a full eagle’s wing with the pommel in the image of an eagle’s head and remains in nice tight condition. The black painted wooden hilt reflects a little wear to the painted finish, otherwise remains nice as well and the original twisted wire wrap is still securely in place. The metal scabbard is leather covered and beautifully fitted with the top fitting featuring the Air Force emblem. The scabbard also remains healthy in its condition and with its stitching tightly intact. Overall measuring 37 inches in length. TO SEE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS PLEASE SCROLL DOWN. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “VERY NICE ITALIAN AIR FORCE OFFICER SWORD” is in sale since Monday, April 03, 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.
#258 POLAND POLISH EXILE 21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT BADGE, Superb gold gilt and enamels. Plain screw back disk. The free listing tool. The item “#258 POLAND POLISH 21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT BADGE, very rare, 1920s” is in sale since Thursday, March 31, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “polishmilitaria” and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country//Region of Manufacture: Poland
NCO / non commissioned officers. Side arm / short sword. (the frogs are very scarce). The blade is marked. And “WEYERSBERG KIRSCHBAUM & CO – SOLINGEN “. It has a long 15 blade. And is about 21 inches long overall in the scabbard. It has a scarce — decent & clean. These are very rare in this condition especially with the frogs. The sheath is not dented or rusted. Don’t pass it up! The item “Sword Argentina army NCO model 1909 SWORD SABER KNIFE south america WW1 WW2″ is in sale since Tuesday, March 14, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “phmical” and is located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Argentina
- sword: saber
- knife: dagger
- Argentina: Argentineo
- south america: military
- world war one: world war two
- old: ooriginal
- scarce: historic
- history: near new condition
- uniform: army
- MILITARY: SOUTH AMERICA
For sale is THE MEDAL OF THE SOOCHOW CREEK VISIT TO SHANGHAI 1937.. NAVY VERSION ENGRAVED ON THE REVERSE. BLOW IT UP TO SEE THE DETAILS. A SCARCE AND RARE MEDAL FROM ALMOST 77 YEARS BACK THIS ONE IS AN ORIGINAL AND NAMED. The item “SOOCHOW CREEK MEDAL NAVY 1937 NAMED. MEDAL” is in sale since Tuesday, April 04, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Militaria (Date Unknown)\Other Militaria (Date Unknown)”. The seller is “semperfienterprises” and is located in Bear, Delaware. This item can be shipped to United States.
This is an extremely nice example of a Japanese Shin Gunto Army Officer’s Sword. It is mounted with a beautiful arsenal made, stainless steel blade that wears a cutting edge that measures 24 1/4 inches in length. The blade has survived in wonderfully nice original condition with only some very minor surface blemishes. The tang wears one hole and is unmarked. All the very nice quality fittings remain clean and in beautiful condition as well. The very nice metal scabbard also remains pristine in its condition. Overall measuring 39 1/8 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE ARMY SHIN GUNTO OFFICER SWORD WWII” is in sale since Thursday, April 06, 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.
From an estate, a handwritten diary that was found with other military items from a US 4. Marine Veteran, George Mowerr, who was in China, WW II and Korea. The diary was written by five Marines (their rank and last names listed on the first page) while on duty in China from Dec. 28, 1934 through Feb 1, 1935. There are 65 full-sized pages, handwritten in pencil, describing their trip up the Yangtze River where they were detailed as Armed Guards for the Yangtze Rapid Steamship Co. And later transferred to the I Pinged and I Chang ships. An interesting paragraph on the first page of the diary: This was written in the simple words of those who made the trip, so that as they ramble through its pages, they may live over again in their memory those days spent on the Yangtze River. I have to agree after reading this diary, very interesting details of their trip with lots of scenery descriptions of the river, weather and people who lived along the river. Paragraphs on Chinese ships and soldiers, description of night watch looking out for bandits and Reds. One of the trips ashore is described as, By chance we were witness to a very interesting sight this afternoon. We saw a number of Chinese soldiers forcing a number of Chinese civilians into service in the army. They must have had about a thousand of these recruits and they marched them down the streets four abreast. It goes into more detail, ending with the sampan going over the rapids. Many more interesting events, their thoughts and observations of the Chinese way of life, and beautiful descriptions of the scenery. A very well written diary with some sentences crossed out. Not sure if the diary is complete because it ends on Feb. With no mention of any transfer or change in duty, only that they were close to Shanghai. It ends with, We anchored for the night at 2200. Shaw said that the Captain told him we would be in Shanghai about 1000 tomorrow. Nelson is becoming more and more restless. He is longing for the dear old Shanghai nights. The item “1930s Handwritten Diary by 5 Marines Armed Guards Yangtze River, China65 Pages” is in sale since Tuesday, April 04, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “bigjimq49″ and is located in Decatur, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.
For sale IS A 5 MEDAL GROUP AND PHOTO TO A U. 94790; YANGTZE SERVICE MEDAL M NO. 4261; USMC EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL M NO. 1665; SOOCHOW CREEK WITH EGA INSIGNIA ON IT ON THE OBVERSE FOR VALOR 32 AND ON THE REVERSE IT SAYS PRESENTED TO – FOR BRAVERY AND VALOR BATTLE OF SOOCHOW CREEK SHANGHAI 1932. THE LAST ITEM IS A USMC EXPERT RIFLE BADGE, PIN BACK IN SILVER METAL. AND A PHOTO OF THE MARINE. THE SOOCHOW CREEK MEDAL MIGHT HAVE BEEN RE-RIBBONED. The item “5 MEDAL GROUP MARINE CORPS NAMED AND NUMBERED” is in sale since Thursday, April 06, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Militaria (Date Unknown)\Marine Corps”. The seller is “semperfienterprises” and is located in Bear, Delaware. This item can be shipped to United States.
This is a fantastic and historic find! This helmet was taken as a souvenir by a US Citizen that was working for the american Dollar Steamship Company, (“Dollar lines” that carried the dollar sign on the Stacks of their ships in that era). The men named on the plaque are both employees of Dollar lines and these men were pioneers in global radio technology of that era and worked for dollar lines (who had acquired a exclusive radio band wave length in 1926) in setting up global wireless service at that time and they were to set up world wide antenna stations all over the pacific. It appears these men were pressed into service. With the Chinese 88th Division. (likely dealing with radio communications) in shanghai at the time of Japanese attack and had a part in the defense of Shanghai during the Japanese attack in 1937. This helmet was given from Kaufman to Brown as a souvenir of their involvement and service with 88th Division. The helmet has a. Glossy coat of paint applied to it and the Chinese emblem hand applied at that time and then the presentation metal plaque applied to the rear flare of the helmet and you can clearly see the age in the application of the plaque and the paint wear. When this work was being done on this helmet the workman found out just how hard it is to drill the steel of these old helmets and was able to get only two of the 4 rivets in place to hold the plaque but could not get the ones higher up the flare to drill and secured the top of the plaque with a weld or solider that did not hold well over the years and has broken free at some point but the plaque has not been removed or is it loose or wobbly, lower rivets holding it in place. When you look close at the helmet’s edges you can clear see the age of the paint and just how original and period that the work done to this rare helmet is. The helmet has never had a liner since it was painted and was clearly picked up from battle debris and used as a souvenir from Brown to Kaufman and from we can see it is exactly the way it was presented to him in 1937. Look close at the photos and you will see that this helmet finish shows age and chipping on the edge and around the vents and especially the outside of where the plate is affixed and you can see the age and that the paint is original and just the way it was fixed up and presented to Jerry Kaufman in 1937 Shanghai. The helmet was recently found in a estate sale and I subsequently acquired it from that person. I was able to request and get what little info I have on the men mentioned on the plaque from the estate handler who provided a short written history from the family or benefactor of the estate but was not willing to allow me further contact with that person. All in all, this is one of the rarest helmets of the WWII era first documented one that I have seen for sale in 40 years of collecting helmets. So if you think a double Decal SS M-35 helmet is rare, they are common as dirt compared to a original Chinese issue M-35 let alone one with this history! Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today! More than just a pretty picture. Try Vendio Image Hosting. The item “RARE! Original Shanghai 1937 Sino Japanese War Chinese German M-35 Steel Helmet” is in sale since Wednesday, April 05, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\China”. The seller is “win73-4440″ and is located in White City, Oregon. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Original/Reprint: Original Print
- Color: Black & White
- Subject: Military & Political
- Region of Origin: Asia
- Country/Region of Manufacture: China
- Date of Creation: 1930-1939
This is an outstanding example of a War-Time Historically Recorded Battlefield Pick-Up World War II Japanese Army Officer Sword mounted with an ancestral blade. The old antique Wakizashi blade wears a cutting edge of 20 3/8 inches in length. The blade does wear a visibly wavy temper line that extends to the tip on either side however reflects cleanings from recent years and has a couple of nicks to the cutting edge, otherwise does remain in good condition. The tang wears one hole and is signed “Bishu Ju San Shiro”. The Sword wears Army Shin Gunto Regulation Mounts which all remain in very nice however there is a small glued repair to the wrapping. The Regulation scabbard remains very nice in its condition and is wonderfully hand painted with the recording of one of the hill battles of Iwo Jima along with the date March 26, 1945 and the name of the GI that brought it home. Overall, the Sword measures 36 3/8 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “VERY NICE HISTORICAL RECORDED JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SWORD WWII” is in sale since Tuesday, April 04, 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.