Original U.S. WWII Battle of Okinawa Excavated Relic from Island of Okinawa in 2 ¼ x 12 x 15” Shadowbox - Cartridges & Sand in Jar Antique Wheellock Firearms and looks to have been

and looks to have been repainted when the divisional insignia was added

Flare Guns and cleaning rod are NOT included

Left side of frame is marked FL 17988 for the maker Fritz Lagenhahn

It features an octagonal BRASS barrel of10" with an overall length of 15 1/2"

Like all other M-1956 equipment they were constructed of heavy canvas

Original U.S. WWII Battle of Okinawa Excavated Relic from Island of Okinawa in 2 ¼ x 12 x 15” Shadowbox - Cartridges & Sand in Jar Antique Wheellock Firearms and looks to have beenOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: , Hepburn: Okinawa sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. The initial invasion of Okinawa on 1 April 1945 was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Kerama Islands surrounding Okinawa