Original U.S. WWI United States Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment Patched Service Alphas Coat - Geronimo Category_Lock Assembly Oval tsuba (cross guard) with

Oval tsuba (cross guard) with plain blacked brass cherry blossom menuki (grip decoration)

Correspondence

as there is a crack on the bottom of the cylinder axis pin where it is drilled through for the barrel wedge

Originally in use before the French Revolution these very decorative but rather delicate scabbards were superseded for combat use with the more common all steel variety

Fitted with a 9" swamped iron barrel measuring 19" overall

Original U.S. WWI United States Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment Patched Service Alphas Coat - Geronimo Category_Lock Assembly Oval tsuba (cross guard) withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a hard to find example of a patched United States Marine Corps Service Alphas green wool coat. This is a beautiful patched example featuring a rare 1st Battalion 5th Marines patch! WW1 patched Marine Corps uniforms are some of the hardest items to find, and ones in this condition are even harder! On 25 May 1917, the battalion was activated and deployed to France on 1 June 1917. 1 5 participated in the