according to Stanton's book
The Mare Island Naval Station in San Francisco Bay was home to what was known as the Pacific Fleet
All shovels will be Russian marked with dates ranging from the mid 1930's to the early 1940's (some very faint)
It is nicely marked on the magazine housing:
- Norton’s WWI Victory Medal with bars for Aisne-Marne and the Defensive Sector
Original German Interwar Porcelain Statue of Napoleonic Soldier with Gold Paint and Pheasant - Damaged German Edged Weapons according to Stanton's bookOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely porcelain statue of a Napoleonic era German soldier in full uniform with his flintlock musket, and sword. The statue is colored with gold bronze powder paint on the cross straps, comb of his shako, epaulettes, sword and scabbard, the metal fittings of his musket, the cups on his bag, and his shoes. The tip of his bayonet is broken off, and there are a few others chips across the piece. Additionally,