This is a non combat photo album but it does cover one soldiers career thru the war. What is really neat is included with the album is his issued and marked and dated base ball glove and a hard ball.
I have to admit that this is the first base ball glove I have ever had. It is stamped into the leat ...Read and See More
This is a superb example of a USM3 Knife, it came from a friends wonderful collection. The grip is pretty nice and has a very small amount of wear around the middle of the grip. The pommel does have the flaming ball on is which is always nice to see! The cross guard is stamped USM3 Imperial. The ...Read and See More
Something a little different for us. This is reply to Mr. D. W. Wilcox the SACO Lt. That served ic China. The request is for pamphlets on fingerprints foe deceased persons and the Henry System of Classification. The letter is on official FBI Office of the Director dated October 25, 1935. The paper i ...Read and See More
I haven’t had one of these purses in quite a while, I just wonder who thought about doing this way back then. I have to admit I have forgotten what the rust color border piping stands for. I do remember the patch is for a training center. This purse has a very well made plastic zipper with an atta ...Read and See More
This 1939 NAVAL ORDNANCE BOOK was for the Midshipmen at the Navy Academy an it has operating and maintain Mende for just about cannon down to personal forearms. I have never seen such a detailed book and beside all the photographs it has colored drawings and huge fold out showing the item broken dow ...Read and See More
I bought this discharge years ago, just thought it was highly unusual. I had met many veterans and heard some wild stories about their romantic adventures.
Evidently this soldier from the 812th Port Service Company was above the exception in his quest for romance. This small group includes a made u ...Read and See More
It’s always a surprise when you open another box. Here are nine WWII period pillow covers that the lucky GI’s could buy for their mom or girlfriend letting them know that they were enjoying their vacation at the various training bases. The Armoured case has some loss of color and the Coast Guard ...Read and See More
Believe it or not but this is the first time I have seen this book published by SHAEF after the war. I read some of one of the battle reports seems that we could do no wrong and swept aside all resistance. There are nicely done area maps to go along with the various battle breakdowns.
Condition goo ...Read and See More
The USS Louisiana BB-19 a Connecticut Class Battleship commissioned in 1906 was 16,000 Tons, 22 MPH, four 12” Cannon, with 7” and 8” secondary cannons. This ship participated in the Great White Fleet, Mexican Revolution, Occupation of Veracruz, and WWI. She was scraped in1923. The photograph ...Read and See More
