Original U.S. WWII Extravagant 1902 Eagle’s Head Officer’s Sword with Ruby Eyes Presented to Colonel Walter S. Wood, 2x Legion of Merit Recipient - Commanded Liaison Team in Salween Campaign German SS weight 10 tons

weight 10 tons

for John Avis

equipped with a rare bakelite housed point detonating fuse PDF M52B1

and it was also at this time that the Regiment first became aware of unusual activity in its sector

The bayonet is no longer polished bright and now exhibits areas of surface rust and past pitting

Original U.S. WWII Extravagant 1902 Eagle’s Head Officer’s Sword with Ruby Eyes Presented to Colonel Walter S. Wood, 2x Legion of Merit Recipient - Commanded Liaison Team in Salween Campaign German SS weight 10 tonsOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the most extravagant 1902 Officers sword we have ever offered, presented to Colonel (then Captain) Walter Shea Wood by the men of Company K, 33rd Infantry Regiment. This was likely presented to Wood for his service in the Philippines, which is where the 33rd Infantry was stationed. During World War II, Wood commanded American liaison teams of the Y Force Operations Staff with the Chinese XI Army Group in China