The compass appears to still function
The Model 1855 had an effective range of 500 yards (460 m) and was deadly to over 1
Condition of the belt is very good with supple leather which retains most of the original finish
The end of the tsuka (handle) where the blade inserts has a nice blacked brass fuchi (handle collar) embossed with cherry blossoms
This cross-section was then translated to the new narrower 1822 infantry officers' sword
Original U.S. WWII Airborne Named Corregidor 503rd PIR Jump Jacket, Trousers, and Uniform Grouping - Sergeant Robert L. Lenhart, Grenade & Rocket Launcher German Edged Weapons The compass appears to stillOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is the outstanding Airborne Jump Jacket & uniform grouping of Sergeant Robert Leroy Lenhart, Company G, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. Lenhart spent 27 months in the Asiatic Pacific theater, seeing heavy combat as a rifleman, Thompson machine gunner, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, and hand grenade thrower. He is recorded as having made the jump at Corregidor, and was awarded three campaign stars on his
