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ARTIFACT: Beautiful WWII Japanese High Officer Army sword with Family Crest (mon) in silver. The grip is ornately embellished brass with a painted wooden handle wrapped in brass wire with a silver flower family crest embellishment and an unusual black...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II era Japanese officer's sword hanger. This hanger is for a Katana, a samurai type sword, not to be confused with just a dress officers sword, the hanger for which is not nearly as rugged, nor nearly as rare. The...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare, WWII Japanese Senninbari (Thousand Stitch) Vest. The front displays kanji on the left shoulder and a visible shrine stamp. The reverse is embroidered, decorated with 1000 stitches, each done by a different woman. Senninbari's...

ARTIFACT: Superb 1930's early WWII Japanese Pilot Suicide knife with maker-signed blade. The knife features a light wood handle and sheath and the steel blade shows Japanese kanji that read: "Sen", "no", "Sen", "In" = Senno - SenIn and "Mura", "Masa" =...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, February 1944, dated Kamikaze Pilot Knife, "Special Attack Force". Kamikaze pilots and Special Attack Forces were suicide missions, a human-piloted missile or aircraft was more likely to hit the intended target and cause significant...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice example of a pair of World War II Japanese pilot gloves. The gloves are made of a brown fur with leather palm areas and are lined with white rabbit fur inside. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 12-1/2" in length...

ARTIFACT: Nice WWII Japanese Naval Officer dagger. This great example features intricate sakura flower details on the pommel (kashira), guard/hilt (fuchi / tsuba / tsuka / habaki), and scabbard (saya). The handle is a made of genuine ray skin and is...

ARTIFACT: WWII Japanese Fireman belt buckle in gold anodized aluminum. Homefront heroes during USAAF bombings, during the firebombing of Kobe in February 1945, an average of 40% of the built-up area of 64 of the largest cities were destroyed. The buckle...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1930's Sino - Japanese War Imperial Japanese soldier's personal "meatball flag". This example is a hand-sewn red circle against a background of white with two hemmed edges and remnants of thin cotton rope/string ties. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese Imperial Navy scarf with an identification tag. The scarf shows signs of being burned. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: 4" wide x 32" long. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silk and cotton. ATTACHMENT: None. MARKINGS: IJN...

ARTIFACT: This is an elaborate Celtic brooch in silver-plated brass with enamel. It dates from the 1920s or 1930s, and has a maker mark on reverse showing a Celtic image with Gaelic writing. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's – 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16"...

ARTIFACT: Cold War 1950's Civil Defense Auxiliary Police badge from Graham, North Carolina. The badge features a raised disc that shows the Civil Defense logo – a triangle with the letters: "CD" in the center. The badge is topped with an eagle and reads:...