Original U.S. WWII Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Samuel T. Hooks Jr. Crafters Fighting Knife Constructed From Imported Civil War Sword with Leather Sheath French & Indian War being exhibited atop of a

being exhibited atop of a French Brass Covered Cuirass dated 1832 of the Carabiniere Regiment

The scabbard shell on this example really is straight

The jacket is in  good condition

The overall condition of each bayonet is relic to basic service used

There are some holes and stains as shown

Original U.S. WWII Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Samuel T. Hooks Jr. Crafters Fighting Knife Constructed From Imported Civil War Sword with Leather Sheath French & Indian War being exhibited atop of aOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This fantastic Knife Crafters fighting knife belonged to Lieutenant Samuel Troy Hooks Jr. who served with the 20th Air Force on the Marianas Islands and on the Japanese Mainland during World War II. Hooks was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on October 10th, 1945 for his work aboard the B 29 Flying Fortress. He was also awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and the Pacific theater ribbon with several