WWII SEMAPHORE TRAINING WHEEL - ORIGINAL US NAVY ISSUE -RARE - MINT CONDITION

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WWII SEMAPHORE TRAINING WHEEL - ORIGINAL US NAVY ISSUE -RARE - MINT CONDITION :
$35.00

From a private WWII museum collection of over 20years, featuring all types of original WWII period clothing, equipment andassorted military pieces, as well as a variety of reproduction items, uniforms,equipment, and European military surplus.All items have been part of a variety of WWII displays.

This private WWII museum collection is being sold off.

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The following item is offered –

WWII US Navy Bureau OfNaval Personnel Semaphore Flag Training Aid, Wheel Type, Used, Original - VERY RARE!!!

ORIGINAL WWII US NAVYSEMAPHORE SIGNAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING DIAL –

WHEEL TYPE IN EXCELLENTCONDITION –

DIAL SIZE – HEIGHT 4 ¼ INCHESX WIDTH – 4 INCHES

AN ITEM FROM THE PERSONALEFFECTS - OF A WWII US NAVY SIGNALMAN –

PURCHASED FROM A MILITARIADEALER YEARS AGO AT A GUN SHOW.

THIS WAS PURCHASED ALONGWITH A SEMAPHORE SIGNAL Flag SET THAT WILL BE OFFERED IN ANOTHER LISTINGWHEN I FIND IT IN STORAGE.

*** AS A TRAINING DEVICE, THEWHEEL WOULD BE ROTATED TO A CHOSEN LETTER THAT WOULD APPEAR IN THE SMALL WINDOWON THE LOWER LEFT OF THE DIAL & THE NAVY SIGNLMAN\'S IMAGE WOULD MOVES IT\'SARMS & FlagS, WHICH WOULD IN TURN ROTATE TO ASSUME THE FIXED POSITION FORTHAT LETTER.

HISTORICAL –

Flag SEMAPHORE WAS DEVELOPED AS FORM OF TELEGRAPHYCOMMUNICATION, CONVEYING INFORMATION AT A DISTANCE BY MEANS OF VISUAL SIGNALSWITH HAND-HELD FlagS, AS WELL AS WITH OTHER DEVICES.

INFORMATION IS ENCODED & TRANSMITTED BYPOSITIONING A SET OF

(2) COLOREDFlagS IN FIXED POSITION TO REPRESENT LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET OR PRE-SET/DETERMINEDHYPONATED MESSAGES, CODE, MOVEMENT & OTHER ABBREVIATED TYPES OF SIGNALS.

FIRST DEVELOPED IN THE 1800’S FOR USE IN THE MARITIMEFOR SHIP TO SHIP OR SHIP TO SHORE COMMUNICATION.

SEMAPHORE Flag COMMUNICATION IS AN ICONIC IMAGE SEEN INPERIOD WWII PHOTOGRAPHS AS WELL AS IN NEWSREEL FOOTAGE DURING THE SECOND WORLDWAR & WAS VIVIDLY CAPTURED BY ASSIGNED NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHERS & CAMERMENSHOWING NAVY SIGNALMEN SENDING MESSAGES FROM SHIP TO SHIP, AS US NAVYSHIPS WOULD STEAM INTO FORMATION, OR RECEIVE ORDERS, OR AS ACOMMPANYING SHIPSWOULD FORM A PROTECTIVE SCREEN, AS AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER WAS PREPARING TO LAUNCHIT’S PLANES. THERE IS BREATHTAKING AMAZINGFOOTAGE THAT CAPTURED JAPANESE NAVAL SIGNALMEN FURIOUSLY SENDING SHIP TO SHIPMESSAGES AS AN IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVAL SQUADRON OF BATTLESHIPS & CRUISERSSTEAM INTO BATTLE FORMATION PREPARING TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY.

THE PICTURE GALLERYPROVIDES GOOD CLOSE-UP PICTURES OF THIS ORIGINAL WWII SEMAPHORE TRAINING WHEEL TOGIVE THE PERSPECTIVE BUYER A GOOD VIEW OF THE EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION OFTHIS TRAINING DIAL …&.. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY,

THE SAILOR ON THE DIAL HASSIGNALED – J

THE FINAL PICTURE IS ANORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF

US NAVY SIGNALMAN 2NDCLASS KENNETH MITCHELL, ON BOARD THE BATTLESHIP

USS COLORADO, SENDING AMESSAGE WITH SEMAPHORE FlagS TO ANOTHER SHIP,

ON OCT.29TH,1943. THE COLORADO WAS ASSIGNED TO A USNAVY INVASION FORCE,

CONSISTING OF 12BATTLESHIPS, 17 AIRCRAFT CARRIER, 8 HEAVY CRUISERS, 4 LIGHT CRUISERS, 66DESTROYERS, 36 TRANSPORTS SHIPS & OTHER ACCOMPANYING SHIPS, ASSEMBLED FORTHE OPERATION TO ATTACK THE GILBERT ISLANDS.

22 DAYS LATER, THE LARGESTUS NAVAL FORCE ASSEMBLED TO THAT POINT IN THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC, WOULD ATTACKTHE ISLAND OF TARAWA. IN THE PRE-DAWNHOURS OF NOV.20TH, 1943 THE COLORADO OPENED FIRE ON THE ISLAND OFTARAWA, & SOON, US MARINES WOULD GO ASHORE, AN ENTER THE PAGES OF MARINECORPS HISTORY, IN ONE OF THE bloodIEST BATTLES FOUGHT AGAINST THE JAPANESE TOTHAT TIME.

“bloodY TARAWA” BECAME AHORRIFIC LESSON OF THE FIGHTING TO COME, & HIGHLIGHTED AN ENEMY’S FANATICALDETERMINATION TO “FIGHT TO THE DEATH”

** ALL ITEMS, DESCRIPTIONS & CONDITIONARE PROVIDED AS BEST AS POSSIBLE**

** SIZE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED WHENPOSSIBLE BUT FIT IS NOT GUARANTEED**

* *THE ENTIRE WWII COLLECTION IS BEING SOLD OFF,

SO ALLSALES ARE FINAL & NO RETURNS,

BUT ALL ITEMS ARE COVERED UNDER THE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.

**QUESTIONS ARE WELCOMED. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS PRIOR TO LISTINGENDING THRU MESSAGING. I WILLRESPOND ASAP.

**PAYMENT IS ACCEPTED THRU PAYPAL. PLEASE PAY FOR YOUR PURCHASE WITHIN 5DAYS. I DO MY BEST TO SHIP WITHIN 2 DAYSOF CLEARED PAYMENT

“SORRY” **US & CANADA SALES ONLY ***

***WILLSHIP TO CANADA ONLY - NO OVERSEAS SALES***

SHIPPING CHARGE IS A FLAT RATE STANDARDSHIPPING TO ALL STATES IN THE LOWER 48 ONLY, SHIPPING TO HAWAII OR CANADA WILLBE CALCULATED FOR THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY POSSIBLE TO SAVE ON SHIPPING CHARGES,

SO BUYERS FROM HAWAII OR CANADA PLEASEWAIT FOR SHIPPING CHARGES TO BE CALCULATED & PROVIDED

THANK YOU.

(ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY WELLPACKED FOR SHIPMENT)

I have predominantly beena collector of WWII militaria for the last 20+ years, though I have sold somepieces from the collection before, as well as other items, but it is finallytime to sell the collection off & let others enjoy adding new pieces totheir collection. I hope others enjoythem as much as I have.

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Thank you to all the men & women of “The Greatest Generation” for their service& sacrifice during WWII and thank you to all the men & women who proudlyserve or have served our country in the UnitedStates military to protect our country and our freedom.

“GOD BLESS AMERICA”