Original U.S. WWII Autograph of 82nd Airborne Division Commander Lt. Gen. James Gavin - 8 x 10” Martini-Henry Rifle Vancouver Island and Vernon

Vancouver Island and Vernon

Normally this was done over the original Horizon Blue paint

Bud served in World War II with the United States Marine Corps Leading a platoon of Marines as a Combat Engineer in the battle for Iwo Jima

to be expected on a sword of this age

The only real issue with the scabbard is the female end snap is missing entirely along with the end of the leather strap used to secure it

Original U.S. WWII Autograph of 82nd Airborne Division Commander Lt. Gen. James Gavin - 8 x 10” Martini-Henry Rifle Vancouver Island and VernonOriginal Item. One of a Kind. James Maurice Gavin, sometimes called "Jumpin' Jim" and "the jumping general", was a senior United States Army officer, with the rank of lieutenant general, who was the third Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. During the war, he was often referred to as "The Jumping General" because of his practice of taking part in combat jumps with the paratroopers under his command; he was the