Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Scrimshaw Whaletooth with George Washington & Widow Theme British Holsters some of which are now

some of which are now faint:

There were well over 100 different types and designs of belt buckles issued in WW2 and even non-military belt buckles were made with a Swas

It makes you wonder about the soldier who sent them

the emblematic use of the letter V had spread through occupied Europe

and is maker marked KLOPFER

Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Scrimshaw Whaletooth with George Washington & Widow Theme British Holsters some of which are nowOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Scrimshaw is scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to the artwork created by whalers, engraved on the byproducts of whales, such as bones or cartilage. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses. It takes the form of elaborate engravings in the form of pictures and lettering on the surface of the bone