Original U.S. WWII US Navy Seabee Occupation Era Marshall Islands Send Back Lot - 9 Items U.S. Flags This type was known as

This type was known as the "Mesopotamian" variant due to its shellac-coating which was designed to keep moisture and humidity out of the detonator's fuse

Parts of the rifle also look to have been painted at some point

of which its separate police force is one manifestation

A machine-gun and smoke grenade launchers provided extra protection

There is a small chip to the wood pommel but still ready to display

Original U.S. WWII US Navy Seabee Occupation Era Marshall Islands Send Back Lot - 9 Items U.S. Flags This type was known asOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 9 Available. This is a lovely little grouping sent home by US Navy Seabee Benny Wiseman some time in late 1945 to early 1946. The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign were a series of battles fought from August 1942 through February 1944, in the Pacific theater of World War II between the United States and Japan. They were the first steps of the drive across the central Pacific by the United States Pacific Fleet and