SP5 William Daugherty brought home this Japanese Type 38 carbine from Vietnam in 1969. I don't believe I've seen another Type 38 Vietnam war trophy.I believe this is my vet: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234334643/william-joseph-daugherty
Colonel William F. Saunders Jr. was born March 22, 1926, in Watertown, son of William F. and Anna Laura Garlock Saunders, he attended local schools and graduated from Carson Long Military Academy, New Bloomfield, Pa. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on his 17th birthday in 1943, and served as a...
Description of the rifle from Empire: GERMAN Model Gewehr 98 WAR BOND bolt-action infantry rifle # 8577y (8x57mm) mfg. by DWM in 1916. Near Excellent condition, metal has most bluing (receiver in the white). All parts except for front action bolt and a few bolt parts numbered 77...
WWI German war bond rifles. I never really thought much about them but they really are captured war trophies. Here is some interesting info found on the K98 forum: "War Bonds & Surplus:
There is no way to connect these various deactivated rifles to specific bond drives, though it is a pretty...
SP4 Joel Davis brought home this FN M1905 pistol from Vietnam. He passed in 2003 and his family recently decided to sell his war trophy. I was happy to acquire this rare piece for my collection. Family told the seller he got it off a dead NVA officer which is a common story associated with bring...