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Description:
Captured HJ Knife, Cricket, Pocketknife, c. 1944, an HJ knife with a Marine Corps globe and anchor over the HJ insignia, RZM marked blade, and the scabbard is marked "AUG 29 1944/USS PHILADELPHIA/FRANCE", with a cricket, and a wood handled lock blade pocketknife.
Provenance: The collection of Nicholas A. Penachio.
Estimate $150-250
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Keywords
Nicholas A. Penachio, FranceChristopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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