Original U.S. Navy WWII WAVES Named Lieutenant Commander Purse Japanese Field Gear which gives it a very

which gives it a very striking look

as does the mounting bracket bottom and retainer for the handle

if necessary

Broadside depicts two soldiers in front of a YMCA sign adjacent

It was essentially the 1930 Pattern belt-fed Colt–Browning machine gun with a few modifications for British use

Original U.S. Navy WWII WAVES Named Lieutenant Commander Purse Japanese Field Gear which gives it a veryOriginal Item: One of a kind. The United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve), better known as the WAVES (for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), was the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve during World War II. It was established on July 21, 1942 by the U. S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 30. This authorized the U. S. Navy to accept women into the Naval Reserve as commissioned