Original Antique South Sea Samoan War Club - USMC Inscribed and Dated 1943 Knives & Daggers and with attached units numbered

and with attached units numbered over 16

The serial number 943 is stamped on the bottom of the grip frame

The 11th landed at Bito Beach on the Leyete Gulf in November

Iron Cross 2nd Class-

After the Great War these helmets were sold to the Finnish Army and used by the Finns through WW2 the Winter War

Original Antique South Sea Samoan War Club - USMC Inscribed and Dated 1943 Knives & Daggers and with attached units numberedOriginal Item: One of a kind. Original traditional battle hammer or war club from the Pacific Islands Polynesia. Museum quality ethnographic piece. Similar examples from the Islands of Tonga and Samoa. Made of carved native wood in a characteristic 3 d 'diamond' shape. An original antique piece from the late 19th century. Measurements: Approx. 26" x 7" During WW2 Samoa was located too far South to have actually have been invaded by the Japanese so the