WWII Period

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, salty, WWII Japanese soldier personal "rifle" flag with a great 'been there' look. The silk flag is named to the original owner: Kota Kanemura. The top two kanji translate to "KANE MURA" and the bottom two, "KO TA". VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII Imperial Japanese Veteran Group 13, O Oka Branch, Yokohama City Flag. The beautiful red and white flag depicts the Rising Sun in the center, a navy blue anchor and chain with crossed artillery behind, and a five point star in a top...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1920's - WWII Japanese Army Officer 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 the underside shows...

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: 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: Cool 1930's – WWII Military Service State Guard ring in nickel and silver Deco design which reads "MILITARY STATE GUARD SERVICE". Ring is in its original box which reads: "Lionel Tardif Jeweler – Waterville, ME". VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II donation badge for Russian War Relief. A controversial group in the eyes of the FBI, the group had Fred Myers as their Executive Director, future founder of the Humane Society of the United States. The badge is a...

ARTIFACT: This is an October 1942 copy of "Panama in Your Pocket: What to Do-Where to Go While on the Isthmus". It was published by the Publicity Committee of the U.S.W.O. in cooperation with the United Service Organizations (USO) of the Canal Zone...