GREAT WW2 ERA U S SOLDIER BRING BACK LONG KNIFE /SHORT SWORD W/ LEATHER SHEATH

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GREAT WW2 ERA U S SOLDIER BRING BACK LONG KNIFE /SHORT SWORD WITH LEATHER  SHEATH - THE KNIFE/SWORD HAS ETCHED BLADE ON BOTH SIDES - IT MEASURES 24 3/8" LONG - DOUBLE EDGED WITH A SPEAR POINT LIKE DESIGN - THE GUARD IS MADE FROM THE SAME PIECE AS THE BLADE -AS WELLAS THE HANDLE - WHICH IS WRAPPED WITH LONG BROWN LEATHER STRIPS  - THE LEATHER SHEATH IS MADE FROM THE SAME TYPE LEATHER WITH A SMALL STRIP OF FINE BEAD WORK AS A TOP BAND- SOME WEAR ON THE SHEATH EDGES - TWO SMALL CRACKS ON THE SIDE NEAR THE POINT  - VERY GOOD OVERALL CONDITION - UNKNOWN WHERE THE SOLDIER ACQUIRED - BUT WAS A BRING HOME SOUVENIR OF HIS SERVICE - GREAT COLLECTIBLE