The Army’s answer to the submachine gun problem has been … to delay in every way possible the production of an Owen gun for [lack of] suitable ammunition
The principal item is a fine example of a Madhi Sword of crusader style and relatively crude manufacture but still retaining it original leather crocodile skin tipped ccabbard which even has the original belt hanging strap in tact
The rayon red lining is in good shape
There is checking and crazing in the lacquer
Underneath in a border is:
Original U.S. WWII Enormous Defense Bonds Stamps “You Buy ‘Em, We’ll Fly ‘Em!” Propaganda Poster - 40 x 60” MG 15 The Army’s answer to theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Guns, tanks, and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, more subtle forms of warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the American citizenry just as surely as military weapons engaged the enemy. Persuading the American public became a wartime industry, almost as important as the manufacturing of bullets and planes. The Government