Original U.S. WWII Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 Collection Category_Receiver The former was for officers

The former was for officers and the latter for troops

The Maasai use this blade for everything from clearing brush

All wartime markings and most are dated from 1935 to 1943

and is tightly wrapped with twisted brass wire

Most of the wear is around the grip area

Original U.S. WWII Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 Collection Category_Receiver The former was for officersOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 participated in the Aleutian campaign from August 1943 to May 1944. Transferred to the Southwest Pacific, the squadron had action at Mios Woendi, Dutch New Guinea; Mindoro, P. I.; and Brunei Bay, Borneo. It also based for a time at Dreger Harbor, New Guinea, and San Pedro Bay, P. I., but had no action from these bases. As part of Task Unit 70. 1. 4, Squadron 16 was awarded the Navy Unit