Description
it is a bit out of position
These scabbards are rare to find in ANY condition
where they fought against the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence
The wood shaft of the grenade is also stamped aqj 43 for 1943 manufacture by the same maker
The blade ricasso is marked with RIA for the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois
Original U.S. WWII Travel Diary & Ribbon-Painted Camp Chair of Lieutenant Louis A. Childress with Provenance Note Japanese Marines it is a bit outOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding piece of WWII history, a painted camp chair with a tremendous provenance note attached to the bottom. The chair was carried in the bed roll of Lieutenant Louis A. Childress. The front of the chair is painted with the ribbons for the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with one campaign star and the Philippine Liberation Medal with one star (interestingly, he painted this ribbon upside down). The seat of