Original U.S. WWII Bring Back Ornate Southern Philippines Barong Short Sword with Scabbard inlaid with 5 Centavo Coins Russian Headgear IRON DUKE at the Battle

IRON DUKE at the Battle of Jutland in 1916

Serial #549712 indicates manufacture in 1892

While preparing for their withdrawal from Russia

After the French surrender

A very nice attractive set of Luftwaffe goggles

Original U.S. WWII Bring Back Ornate Southern Philippines Barong Short Sword with Scabbard inlaid with 5 Centavo Coins Russian Headgear IRON DUKE at the BattleOriginal Item: Only One Available. The barong is a thick, leaf shaped, single edged blade sword. It is a weapon used by Muslim Filipino ethnolinguistic groups like the Tausug, Sama Bajau, or Yakan in the Southern Philippines. This is an early 20th century example, almost certainly brought back by a USGI after their service in the Philippine islands. They even inlaid four FIVE CENTAVO U. S. Philippine coins into the wooden scabbard, three at the throat