PLEASE NOTE: Kana will be BACK IN THE OFFICE as of TUESDAY 07/01,
BUT I will not be back in the Office until MONDAY July 7th,
So we will be keeping the Yellow Notification up through JULY 4th Weekend!!
As I still have MOST of our Military Artifacts and SOME of our LE Badges with me on the Road, so there could be delays in shipping!!
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We Hope to FINALLY Have this Issue CORRECTED in July or August!!
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Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a World War II USS Triton SS-201 (Lost Boat) Launching Badge from PNSY Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 1940.
USS Triton (SS-201) was the fourth Tambor-class submarine to be commissioned in the United States Navy in the years leading up to the country's December 1941 entry into World War II. Her wartime service was in the Pacific Ocean. She completed five patrols in the following 14 months, and is credited with the sinking of over 20,000 tons of Japanese shipping and warships. She was lost with all hands on or around 15 March 1943. Of the twelve Tambor-class submarines, only five survived the war.
VINTAGE:
World War II, 1940.
SIZE:
Approximately: 1-1/2" in diameter.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Celluloid, steel.
ATTACHMENT:
Horizontal safety-style pin.
MARKINGS:
N/A.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a shipyard and submarine collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEX00 LHEX05/21/25
CONDITION:
8+ (Excellent): The badge shows minor wear on the surface, and the front image shows a few tiny dots (on H top line, and on the center S second line), overall, it is in excellent condition.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
