Original U.S. WWI USMC Wound Certificate, War Service Certificate, & French Citation in Original Shipping Tube - Belleau Wood Marine Edwin H Beltz 5th Regiment 2nd Division Japanese Militaria dirt and any other debris

dirt and any other debris out because of the risk of jamming

US troops believed that Vietnamese traditions held the symbolism of the spade to mean death and ill-fortune and in a bid to frighten and demoralize Viet Cong soldiers

The later n/A (neuer Art = new model) bayonets were made with a flashguard on the back of the trip

with the cork still stuck in the cap

Overall a highly attractive sword from the days of the German Empire

Original U.S. WWI USMC Wound Certificate, War Service Certificate, & French Citation in Original Shipping Tube - Belleau Wood Marine Edwin H Beltz 5th Regiment 2nd Division Japanese Militaria dirt and any other debrisOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is an extremely scarce set of three documents including a Wound Certificate, Marine War Service Certificate, and French Citation certificate named to Corporal Edwin H. Beltz, 8th Company, 5th Regiment, USMC, 2nd Division. Beltz was wounded severely on October 4th, 1918, by a gunshot wound through both of his hands. The set comes in its original shipping tube addressed to Beltz, which is unbelievably scarce to find