Original U.S. WWII US Navy African-American Sailor Southwest Pacific Wood Photo Album For Seaman First Class James Turner - 97 Photos German Flags The curved 36" blade's ricasso

The curved 36" blade's ricasso is marked on the on one side with the retailer information

According to John Laffin

with assembly markings of 11D

which has had the faint Roby marking worn away

It was also converted from the original flintlock configuration to percussion at this time

Original U.S. WWII US Navy African-American Sailor Southwest Pacific Wood Photo Album For Seaman First Class James Turner - 97 Photos German Flags The curved 36" blade's ricassoOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a fantastic memento from towards the end of the war. The photos in the album are from late 1944 to the time of the surrender in 1945 and possibly later. The album itself belonged to Seaman 1st Class James Rusty Turner, an African American serving in the US Navy. The album is constructed with a beautiful wood cover which does have faint etching on the face. There are approximately 97 photos with about a