[Axis Arms]

Hey guys,
I picked this up Thursday at the SOS. Unfortunately I had to leave and didn't get to see the whole show, but at least I found this treasure!
It is a Japanese ammo (?) crate with several items that were shipped home by a sergeant in the 859th Aviation Engineer Battalion off of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
The items which include a T89 knee mortar round, 20mm round, rice bowls, chop sticks, a scarf, a damaged piece of anti aircraft light, pieces to a dc motor, coral from the reef and sea shells are all listed on a 1944 dated wartime capture paper.

There are also a lot of maps and blueprints on different airbases in which this gentleman helped build.

Any idea what the box says? Also, what do the two tags say? Sorry for the blurry pics of the paperwork. I put them in a binder yesterday and there was a glare from the cover when I took the pictures.

Enjoy!

 

[Richard in NY*]

Too cool! I love intact groupings like that.

 

[Arditi]

Neat neat grouping!

 

[03man]

Nice find; wish I could have seen it in person!

 

[Axis Arms]

Don,
I didn't find it until the very end of the show. Had planned on coming back Friday, but had to get home to the family. We have a new baby at the house and an 18 month old. It was just getting to be a little too much for my wife to handle especially since she just went back to work. I guess I was lucky to even have had the chance to make it Thursday!

 

[type-14]

What a really nice find. You did good on it and thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[Axis Arms]

It's my pleasure! I actually looked through this box when the dealer had it at the MAX last fall. However, I made another purchase and didn't have the funds for at that time. It was blind luck that I found it this time especially with the size of the SOS. It was like finding a needle in a haystack. He hadn't even unpacked it yet.