Farm auction finds.

Pretty good outing, that! Congratulations.

Nice.

Nice buys,

Nice finds and the sword looks great on display.

I stopped going to any auctions simply because most things go for too high of prices, even here in rural Missouri.

Could not go out to dinner in NYC for that. Perfect buy,kudos!

super deal.

How’s the blade look? As beautiful as that tiger Mauser I hope! Nice inlay, too!

Great stuff there!

About all I ever see when I go to estate auctions are pricy furniture that I can’t use, old and worn off-brand tools and vehicles that will need five times the selling price in repairs to make run again.

Congrats on some really nice buys .

Stay safe

xring3 said:

My wife’s dad died in 1953 of cancer. He was part of the occupation forces in 1946 in Japan. It has been suspected the cancer was caused by radiation poisoning from the bombing. Be that as it may, I decided to mount the sword under the 48 star flag that was presented to his widow. Tribute to both combatants. View attachment 949829

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WWII provides no end of interesting stories. If a digression from rifles can be pardoned, here in brief are a few I've collected from family and friends:

My next door neighbor Fujimoto-san was born in the USA but went back to Japan to go to school in his early teens. He got stuck there for the duration of the war and lost his father at Hiroshima (died some days after the bomb from severe flash burns.) Fujimoto-san wasn't in town when Little Boy was dropped, but he got a pretty good dose there during the succeeding weeks -- he is still entitled to a free medical evaluation whenever he visits the old country.

Two years after he finally returned to America in 1949, he was drafted and sent to Korea with US Army Intelligence (photo, on left). He survived that experience as well, and is still going strong today at 92. A big fan of the M1 Carbine, BTW.



My dad's brother Bernie (seated in photo) spent the war learning Japanese at Fort Snelling, and then went to Japan during the Occupation, also serving with US Army Intelligence. At one point he acted as translator during a debriefing of Tojo, but he told me most of the time his job was spent keeping track of Russian 'observers'. He brought back a couple of Arisakas and four relatively plain swords -- he said the best sword he'd found was stolen during shipment back to the States.



My wife's family was Nisei Japanese-American on both sides, so they divided their war between internment and military service. Her dad Ken Onchi also studied at Fort Snelling, and ended up running a refrigeration plan near Tokyo for the US Army during the Occupation ...



... while her uncle George Kato fought his way across Europe with the US Army, finally being photographed on the Reichskanzlei steps (standing).

Wonderful! Oh, that I could read it! I only know enough of Japanese steel to be taken advantage of, but to me, that is priceless.
You surely have the smile of Kismet on you!

Very nice finds and prices.

The rifles seem to be I. Great condition, great job!
Out of curiosity how much did you have to pay for the 1/2 dog?

Thats a great score. We have a lot of farm auctions around here, and sadly there will be more after this year, but you hardly ever see firearms. Its nearly exclusively equipment with some shop tools thrown in.