Original U.S. WWII Mameluke Sword of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Puller - KIA Guam July 1944 - Younger Brother of Lt. General Louis "Chesty" Puller Accessories Bombing practice was conducted on

Bombing practice was conducted on the range in the Kisatchie National Forest

which shows light staining and wear

The blade on this example is in very nice condition

This model Eisenblech (tin plate) Ersatz-Helme (Substitute helmet) does not featured traditional kokarden (cockades) on either side

bullion embroidered lapel insignia

Original U.S. WWII Mameluke Sword of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Puller - KIA Guam July 1944 - Younger Brother of Lt. General Louis "Chesty" Puller Accessories Bombing practice was conducted onOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is the stuff of Marine Corps lore. This was the personal Mameluke sword of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Duncan Puller, younger brother of famous Marine and 5 time Navy Cross recipient Louis Burwell "Chesty" Puller. However, LTC Samuel Puller was a Marine Corps hero in his own right. Samuel graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and St. John's academy in Annapolis prior to his commissioning. He was a career