This is a original SeaBees grouping belonging to Petty Officer 1st Class Howard Smith, Carpenter. Howard was my stepfathers best friend and an early SeaBee recruit. He was wounded on Iwo Jima and was always kidded as he received a mortar wound in the rear end. A- Included is a book Can Do-Will Do a ...Read and See More
What I have here is a partial group of the actual period transcripts of the trial of Japanese General Yamashita The general was known as the Tiger of Malaya for his accomplishments in conquering Malaya and Singapore in 70 days. There over 400 pages of actual court documents that list the testimony o ...Read and See More
As I have been told (I have never seen one before) by an old time collector that this was part of the device that took the Depth Charge off safe and set the depth that it would explode. This bronze outside threaded disk measures 2 5/8” in diameter and has settings for Safe then depths of 50, 100, ...Read and See More
There I am walking along the sidewalk to the Antique shop in Sackets Harbor and laying on the side of the building are a bunch of old Flour Bags. Imagine my surprise to see this Swastika Lucky Flour bag along with some other bags. To be honest I did a double take like who would put a Nazi Swastika o ...Read and See More
Picked this up recently a old period unfinished Brass NCO style buckle with the eagle wing tips thru the wreath. This buckle is die struck and of excellent quality and sharp features.The reverse does not have the belt loop for the belt or the belt hook for the catch. This is not a recent strike but ...Read and See More
This Solid Silver CIA medallion for Honorable Service to Carl Batchelder for thirty years of service is enclosed in Lucite to protect and offer a better display. Anything from the CIA is very difficult to find, what is nice about this is I found an obituary for Mr. Batchelder that confirms his 30 ye ...Read and See More
WW2 USNAVY Ball Recording Sextant Mark I Mod 0 made by Mergenthaler Linotype Serial No. 4609 was made in 1944. This Sextant is in a highly polished case with brass fittings and a nomenclature Brass tag on the front. Included along with the Sextant are a Day and Night tube some spare parts and fact ...Read and See More
I have three brand new old stock M1 Carbine clips wraped ,in a aluminum foil, over paper. One seperate one has been opened and stamped IA with the hole on bottom of the back. This appears to have been made by Autoyre Co. the other two are packed together and have not been opened. The aluminum foil w ...Read and See More
This is an interesting book it was originally written in 1872 but never published until 1992. it really interesting the history but would take up too much of the description area. As the title list the History of the First Vermont Cavalry Volunteers in the war of the Rebellion by Horace Knights Ide ...Read and See More
This is an unusual desk ornament something that I have collected for years and rotate them on my desk. This Bronze movable propeller has one blade engraved Ateliers J. Hamel Cherbourg for the French shipbuilder located at the Cherbourg port. The propeller measures 2.25 wide and 3.5 high mounted on a ...Read and See More
