entitled to wear the War Service Badge
Purple Heart with Bronze Star
December the third Nineteen hundred thirty-one / The Biltmore New York"
Constructed of partially blackened magnetic metal
The stiff visor is finished in black patent leather
Japan, Imperial. A Late Nineteenth Century Sword Province of China entitled to wear the WarA sword, c. 1875, featuring a steel blade measuring 48. 0 cm in length, set into a wood handle with brass fittings, the total length measures 64. 2 cm. A small hand etched squirrel is present on the ricasso, the blade is sharp with small areas of discolouration and contact. The handle is black stained wooden, slightly squared and thinner near the pommel, measures 160 mm, and shows wear due to use and age. The blade is contained in a metal magnetic