US WWII USMC Officers Sword & Transport Case, Named, 2nd Lt. July 1944
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $385.00

Original era manufacture. The regulation Mameluke pattern sword adopted by the United States Marines around 1825, supposedly patterned after a sword presented to Lieutenant O'Bannon by Ottoman Prince Hamet, after the first Barbary War in 1805.Thirty-one inch polished steel blade with etched panels on each side, and with the original owners name engraved on the reverse side in Gothic script, L.E. Dunning light dusting of surface corrosion to the blade, otherwise bright.   Simple brass cross guard with traces of its original gilding remaining, dark cream color composition grips, with no cracks or chips. Dent free chrome finished scabbard with gilded brass fittings in sound condition. Slipped through the suspension loops is a braided leather sword knot. Brown leather transport case with the initials L.E.D. U.S.M.C. in gold lettering on the flap. The ends of the securing straps are broken off, with the remainder of the case being sound, but with surface dryness in evidence. A very handsome pattern sword to be sure, and with the original leather carrying case with owners initials. Checking on ancestry I found the following: Private January 1942, Corporal July 1942, Sergeant July 1943, 2nd Lieutenant July 1944, January 1945 Guam 9th AA BN, July 1945 1st Lieutenant, October 1945 HQ 6th MARDIV, July 1951 Captain Panama Canal Zone