Original U.S. WWII Framed Signature of USMC Medal of Honor Recipient John Basilone - 8 ¼ x 20 ¼” Restoration Materials It features four flat front

It features four flat front pockets with scalloped pockets

This example has a matching serial number 89713 on both the blade and the throat of the scabbard

In common with British cavalry swords of the era

however wear to the hand and cylinder ratchet now requires that the cylinder be rotated by hand often

with some areas of the original blue maintained

Original U.S. WWII Framed Signature of USMC Medal of Honor Recipient John Basilone - 8 ¼ x 20 ¼” Restoration Materials It features four flat frontOriginal Item. One of a Kind. John Basilone (November 4, 1916 February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II. His MOH citation reads: For