Auction 88
Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, Feb. 8 & 9, 2021
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Feb 8, 2021
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 583:
504TH P.I.R. ITALIAN-MADE KNIFE
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Start price:
$
140
Estimated price :
$300 - $500
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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504TH P.I.R. ITALIAN-MADE KNIFE
Soldier's theater-made knife, undoubtedly purchased as a souvenir, a steel body of a totally naked woman, from whose head extends a 5 in. blade with blood groove. The knife, 10.75 in. long overall, was most likely fashioned in Italy for sale to the victorious liberators - probably after the same models had been sold to its occupiers! The knife is accompanied by a brown leather sheath with snap strap, the sheath embossed '504'. This most likely refers to the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, first formed in mid-1942 and which saw distinguished service in Sicily, Italy, Anzio, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Very good.
