RARE ORIGINAL 1940 PRE- WORLD WAR TWO PEARL HARBOR ATTACK U. MARINE FIGHTING SQUADRON VMF-2 ENGRAVED LARGE-SIZED SILVER PLATE PLATTER. THIS IS NOT A MODERN COPY OR A MODERN REPRODUCTION, IT CAME FROM AN ESTATE SALE. THE PLATTER FEATURES A HIGHLY DETAILED ENGRAVING OF THE VMF-2 LEAPING LION SQUADRON INSIGNIA. MADE BY REED & BARTON, E. ELECTRO PLATED NICKEL SILVER. MARKED WITH A SMALL CANNON (HALLMARK USED BY R&B FOR THE YEAR 1940). DESIGNATED MARINE FIGHTING SQUADRON VMF-2 IN 1937 THE UNIT TOOK PART IN U. NAVY FLEET PROBLEM EXERCISES WHILE IN SAN DIEGO AND PLAYED A PART IN THE MAKING OF THE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE DIVE BOMBER. THE PLATTER SHOWS HONEST AGE & MANY YEARS OF DARKENED PATINA, BUT STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION MEASURING ABOUT 16 3/4 INCHES ACROSS. THIS WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION!! Doing that is against U. Postal Service is based on the value & weight of the item(s) when packed. Order with Confidence, we have been in business for over 40 years. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed! The free listing tool. The item “RARE Pre- WW2 Vintage USMC VMF-2 MARINE SQUADRON ENGRAVED SILVER PLATE PLATTER” is in sale since Monday, June 13, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Medals & Ribbons”. The seller is “battlefield.store” and is located in Henderson, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.
