Original U.S. WWII US Navy Mare Island Nautical Pennant and Signal Flag Lot - 5 Items Century officer pickelhaube from a Württemberg

officer pickelhaube from a Württemberg Dragoner (Dragoon) Mounted Infantry Regiment officer

and mainspring bear shortened number 115

Pulling this arm down pulls back the spring so that you can drop in a fresh flint

The shell doesn’t appear to have been repainted and it has retained quite a bit with only a small amount of wear to it

Original U.S. WWII US Navy Mare Island Nautical Pennant and Signal Flag Lot - 5 Items Century officer pickelhaube from a WürttembergOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 5 Available. The use of flags for communication between ships dates back to the 17th century. Back then, ships would use flags to signal their identities, affiliations, and intentions. Nautical flags were initially used in ancient military encounters to signal actions to other fleet members. Not only would these flags be used for communication purposes, they also had flags to signify the others in the formation that