July Military Auction
Lot 26616:
Description
This lot features two vintage softcover manuals used for United States Army instruction. The first is titled A Text in Motor Transportation for Field Artillery 424, published by The Ohio State University Department of Military Science and Tactics for the 1936-1937 academic year. The manual contains technical instruction on motor vehicle mechanics, steering systems, maintenance echelons, and driver training. It includes handwritten marginalia and notes on several pages. The second item is a Basic Field Manual, Soldier’s Handbook, designated FM 21-100, published by the War Department and dated July 23, 1941, with updates including C1 (May 4, 1942) and C2 (December 28, 1942). The front cover is inscribed with the name Elizabeth Witham and the service number A 5090901, indicating issue to a member of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). The manual provides essential soldiering information, including illustrated guides for the manual of arms, squad and platoon formations, and stacking arms. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB284
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