Paperweight of the old Japanese navy. This torpedo-shaped souvenir was distributed to military personnel at the Imperial Volunteer Fleet Construction Commemoration Tournament held around 1933 (Showa 8). It is made using copper spoils from the Russo-Japanese War. Originally ther e is a body plate, but it is missing and there is no plate. There is a slight ch ip on the screw part and some scratches overall. Material: Made of brass. Size: Total length 22cm, maximum diameter 1.9 cm, weight 180g. How about military collector? International Buyers – Please Note.
POST-WW1 USMC AVIATION DT-2 TORPEDO BOMBER PLANES PHOTO JAN. MARINE CORPS MARKED DT-2 TORPEDO-BOMBER PLANES OF THE 64 DT-2 TORPEDO BOMBER PLANES EVER BUILT FOR THE NAVY. MARINES CAN BE SEEN PREPARING FOR THERE NEXT FLIGHTS. EGA’s PAINTED ON THE SIDES ALONG WITH REGISTRATION NUMBERS X-XXXX. OFFICIAL PERIOD HAND OPAQUED DATED IN THE UPPER LEFT NEGATIVE. 1.24 (JANUARY 1924). OFFICIAL PERIOD LABEL ON THE REVERSE. MARINE SEAPLANES ON THE BEACH at Culebra Island near Porto Rico. Where the Marine Expeditionary Force is engaging in winter maneuvers. PERIOD DATE STAMPED ON THE REVERSE. Marine Corps DT-2’s built by Lowe-Willard-Fowler were of the very few U. Marine Corps aircraft of the 64 ever built for the U. In the early 1920s the DT-2 was a primary torpedo test platform and proved instrumental in the development and introduction of the aircraft-launched weapon. Two-seat torpedo-bomber biplane, powered by a 450 hp. (340 kW) Liberty V-12 piston engine; 64 built for the US Navy with just a very few made for the U. Marine Corps, used from 1921 until 1927. SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST. MEDIUM WEIGHT PHOTO PAPER. DIMENSIONS: 8 ” x 10″. THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION.
See pictures for condition details. If you need more info you can read it here. Chronometer works and keeps time. The item “WW2 German U-Boat Kriegsmarine Torpedo ship Chronometer Ulysse Nardin works well” is in sale since Sunday, May 12, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Germany\Other German WWII Orig. Items”. The seller is “alpha10080″ and is located in Woodhaven, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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- Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland