Description: WWII USMC-issue Match Box/Safe ("WATSON'S MATCH BOX / FAIRFAX, VA / U.S.A.") made of lightweight aluminum.This is a SCARCE item! Vintage! U.S. Marine Corps mid-war issue item. NOTE: Carton is NOT included in sale! + ZERO dents, aluminum oxide corrosion, or disfiguring scratches. + Paper INSTRUCTION SHEET from the Marine Corps Printing Board (MCPB) dated January 22, 1943 ("1-22-43") on how to use the 'flint' or 'sparking bar' on the bottom to ignite a fire in the absence of matches using the tip of a knife blade.. + Cotton WADDING is included by the manufacturer to serve as 'tinder'.+Stamped on the top of the hexagonal aluminum screw CAP is a corrugated band to serve as a striking surface for the matches and the following wording: WATSON'SMATCH BOXFAIRFAX, VAU.S.A + The red rubber GASKET is present on the underside of the CAP.+ NOTE: The sparking material, i.e. the "flint" on the underside of safe has deteriorated and is missing, as occurs on 98% all of the match safes I have seen and or handles + Included is a Lot of 12 Water-resistant MATCHES from the Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot, the original carton (which is NOT included in the sale) reads: MATCHES, ORDINARY, WATER-RESISTANTQMC Tent. Spec. JCQD No. 1007Mfg. by UNIVERSAL MATCH CORPORATIONST. LOUIS, MISSOURI***Especial for use in damp climate.These matches are water-resistant, not waterproofed.Strike on any hard surface.
Price: 62.5 USD
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
End Time: 2024-09-22T23:37:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.45 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Region of Origin: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
