A really unusual piece with a lot of history behind it! The example I got was from a dealer out West who got it from the granddaughter of the proud Navy vet who owned it. He's going to get me the provenance; I'm eager to see what his participation in that war was. Wouldn't it be cool if he had been with Dewey at Manila Bay?

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