Al924

Thank you all! I’m sharing all this info with my dad and he’s really enjoying learning about it. There was only one peg, but there are two peg holes. I don’t think we’re missing a peg, so what is the purpose of the other?

I have recently inherited this sword from my grandfather. He acquired the it while serving on the USS Barataria during WWII. My dad was over today and we took it apart so I could find more information about its origin and history. There were markings on both sides once we took it apart. It was kind of hard to read, so we tried multiple lighting and photo angles. We’d love to know anything about its origin and history. In particular, there is a red dot on the hilt and we have no idea what it is or why it is there, but it looks like blood.