Original U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War Named Mameluke Sword to Silver Star Medal Recipient Crimean War Massive curved blade with French

Massive curved blade with French Inscription

The blade of this dagger is very bright and has the typical in/out wear lines

it does not look likely to stir a man' soul

In the final assault the 188th and the 1st of the 187th used flamethrowers and grenades to overtake an area of the ridge that was later renamed "Shorty Ridge"

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Original U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War Named Mameluke Sword to Silver Star Medal Recipient Crimean War Massive curved blade with FrenchOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an incredible Korean War era USMC Mameluke Officer Sword Named to U. S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Lane Rogers. Lt. Col. Roger's Silver Star Citation for actions during the Vietnam War can be found at this link. It reads: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major Lane Rogers (MCSN: 0 61169), United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action while