WWII-Era Serrated U.S. Navy Diver’s Knife with Defensive Sheath by DESCO live music with a smoothly operating lever

with a smoothly operating lever action

edge rubbing

The date inscription suggests it was created in June of a Year of the Goat

Condition: Print shows even coloration with minor toning and faint water staining along the upper mat

WWII-Era Serrated U.S. Navy Diver’s Knife with Defensive Sheath by DESCO live music with a smoothly operating leverc. 1940s; Diving Equipment and Salvage Co. (DESCO) Milwaukee, WI Brass handled diver's knife with turned hardwood grip and heavy cylindrical brass sheath, marked "DESCO" near the collar. Manufactured by the Diving Equipment and Salvage Company of Milwaukee founded in 1937 and a major supplier of diving apparatus for the U. S. Navy during World War II this knife was standard issue for deep sea divers and salvage crews. The solid brass sheath doubles as