@journeymagazine Yours is missing the over the barrel piece on the stock.
M1 carbine paratrooper WW2 through Viet Nam though it looks like handle may be modified and nails in the rear of stock.
Is this what you are looking for?...
@Fid The link goes to Burgmann Anglican School ,no parade uniforms/hats there.
Soldered or unsoldered links mean little,the panels are not marked sterling.The panels do have noticeable fire scale.Many plated sterling pieces...
https://www.gemselect.com/gem-info/hawks-eye/hawks-eye-info.php
The brass shell could be,the one with the cap device might not meet the criteria for "trench art" would depend on the definition....
The board looks like "StonKraft ".
Cat's eye is a generic term for over 20 different types of gemstones and there is nothing specific in the photos to say what your's are....
Carved ivory Hei-Matau Japanese style damascene Sterling ball and cone earrings Chip carved green man [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A Triffid or Little Shop of Horrors lamp shade.
Looks more like flaking paint in the photo,bubbles on the right side of the rim?
The photos are blurry,but looks like the stones might be glued into the setting.
The clasp has been around since the late 1950's.
Mikimoto is usually marked with a "M" in a shield.The quality looks more like a Chinese knockoff.
@Lecollectionneur Pewter patinas have been made and sold for over 40 years,there is no reason to suspect fraud. JAX has made patina solutions for...
@Thrifster You didn't see that the brass beads were made as bells?
US Navy recruiting poster 1970's.......... https://www.amazon.com/US-Navy-Vintage-Poster-Collectible/dp/B016RFZ6BO
Looks like a crude sand casting,many signs of porosity and poorly finished on the front.
@Any Jewelry I was wondering what the beads were made of,thanks for the photos.The beads were made from scraps/leftovers of brass...
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