1 fine antique/old Edo period Japanese Samurai Menpo. This face armor would make an important addition to any collection.
This armor has its mustache and beard.
CONDITION:
This antique Menpo is in exceptional condition. This is a fine piece.
$0
1 near-mint antique World War II Imperial Japanese Army Officer’s sword tassel available. This tassel is Field Grade rank (Colonel rank).
This IJA sword tassel would make an important addition to any higher-grade Japanese military-mounted sword.
This original WW2 tassel measures 21″ in length (53.5 cm).
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$3,500
Traditionally-made, water-tempered Japanese WW2 gendai sword by Ikkansai Kunimori
$500
1 U.S. WW2 Viner Bros. 1943 M6 sheath for the blade-dated M3 trench fighting knife available. This desirable U.S. WW2 M6 scabbard would make an important addition to any collection.
The top of the sheath was cut down–this was commonly done by U.S. paratroopers for their jumps.
The sheath throat is stamped ‘U.S.M6 VINER BROS 1943’.
$3,200
1 U.S. Vietnam Randall special order model 14 fighting knife available. This Vietnam Randall fighting knife would make a fine addition to any world militaria collection.
This model 14 is pretty interesting–one side of the handle is marked ‘INDO-CHINA 1969-1971’. The reverse side of the handle has what is likely the same inscription written in one of the indigenous languages of the Indo-China region.
There are a couple of characteristics of this knife that suggest it could have been carried by an Air America flight crew member. First, instead of the handle being inscribed just ‘Vietnam 1969-1971’, it says Indo-China. The countries of Indo-China include Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. Air America operated covertly in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. A second knife characteristic is the special order feature on this model 14 of a serrated blade spine. These serrations were common among flight crew members for cutting through the aluminum fuselage in the event of being shot down.
This fighting knife measures 11 7/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 7 3/8″. This Randall has a riveted sheath. Also I am told that the tie-down holes in the guard are also non-standard. The stone was replaced with a magnesium fire starter stone.
