Laurence,   Very nice images...  Thank you for sharing with us your Father's service...   I think you will enjoy the book.. Lots of color illustrations and information...   Best    Leigh   

Yes sir, a ground Rohm it is.   I’ve had a few ground Rohm and they are all done crudely, sometimes even grinding off the makers name.    Never seen one professionally done.   I wonder why.

Oil on wood, 24 x 12, by Alexander James (1890-1946). Signed by the artist. Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Gift of Charlotte Luce Noyes, 1940. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives..   Naval History and Heritage Command -->> Stephen B. Luce, Rear Admiral (1827-1917)  with photographs and biographical information.   The United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island   For those of you who are interested in Stephen B. Luce and his naval career, including the foundation of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island I would recommend the historical monograph 1977 HM 3: Professors of War: The Naval War College and the Development of the Naval Profession by Ronald Spector, and in particular the second chapter - The Old Man of the Sea.     Personally, I served aboard the USS STEPHEN B. LUCE during the Cold War and our motto was 'Pride, Power, Knowledge'     We now return you to this excellent treatise of the evolution of USN Regulation Officer Straw Hats...   Carry On

Dear Leigh, Will buy the book. Thanks again. I will attach the #2 MUC. I don't plan on selling it, so it is just for my enjoyment. I like to do as much as I can to recreate the uniform as it would have been worn contemporaneously although I realize that there are collectors who frown on that. It has some mothing on the collar which I am going to look into fixing if possible. My Dad was a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps so I like to collect Officer Medical Corps militaria from UK and US. Her is a picture of the UK RAMC Battle Dress Jacket (not my Dad's). Picture is of my Dad (middle) in France in 1946. Laurence

Thanks so much again @Manky bandage for the information. I sure appreciate it. I couldn't find the ammo but was only looking at US archives for shell casings. 

As for the gun, he couldn't really describe it and it was given to the other family member(s) in the late 1960's, so who knows where it is now. Personally, I'd rather see the sword that he described as being the type a King would carry.   Mark sends

Now that I've had a chance to look at the blade under magnification, you might be right.  I found a photo of a ground Rohm made by Anton Wingen, and the grinder marks look identical and run nearly the full length of the blade. Additionally, I can make out the long horizontal "bar" at the top of the end of Rohm's signature and it looks like the tail end of some of the lower case letters.  Whoever did it also tried to grind an edge to the side with the motto and thankfully didn't do a chop job on it.   Mark sends

Laurence,   If you were to add one of the MUCs, personally, I would add the MUC with the #2. A few reasons for this... "In 1946 embroidered numbers in the center of the wreath were authorized to indicate multiple awards. In the early 1960s, the MUC was renamed the Meritorious Unit Award (MUA) and changed to a red ribbon with a gold frame worn on the right breast similar to the Distinguished Unit Citation"...   Since the Officer is wearing the Army of Occupation ribbon, it would be appropriate to wear the insignia which was approved in 1946...as it would appear he and his unit was awarded the MUC multiple times.... Just my personal thoughts....   MUCs were worn on the sleeve of the jacket 4" from the cuff. (per the information from the book mentioned below on page 211).    There is an excellent reference book that will answer many questions about award placement and measurements as well as other history about WW2 service.   "Finding you Father's War": A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II US Army by Jonathan Gawne.    Hope this helps.. Best regards   Leigh   

Thanks - yes, I used the search function.  I was a participant in the thread from 2019-2020 that you linked.