KASTAUFFER Posted February 18, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 18, 2008 This is a very hgh quality Japanese Gold and Silver inlaid iron box made in Japan in the early 50's for a member of VMF-323 " The Death Rattlers " . The Rattlers flew Corsairs in WWII and Korea . The name given to me for the owner of this box is James R. Ebert who earned a DFC over Korea . This type of work is a carryover of the skills used to make Samurai Sword fittings . Once swords were no longer needed, the craftsmen who made them used their skills to produce items such as this . Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted February 18, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 18, 2008 nice and interesting piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted February 18, 2008 Thanks! This kind of metalwork is called Komai. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted February 18, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 18, 2008 Kurt: There is a local film producer here who produced a video on that group for a past reunion and I believe they are having a reunion here in Va this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder505 Posted February 19, 2008 Share #5 Posted February 19, 2008 Kurt: There is a local film producer here who produced a video on that group for a past reunion and I believe they are having a reunion here in Va this year. Is there anyway to get a copy of the video? I have two different groupings for the 323 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted February 19, 2008 Share #6 Posted February 19, 2008 Path: Ive sent a email to the producer to see if this is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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