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10/15/2026

Could This 1875 Springfield Carbine Have Ridden with Custer? | The Cache with Alex Cranmer | Episode 5

Alex Cranmer examines an original 1875 Springfield Model 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine, serial number 40018, made just a year before Custer’s 1876 campaign.

This early Trapdoor carbine falls within a serial range associated with the Battle of Little Bighorn. Ordnance records indicate that carbines from nearby serial blocks were issued to the 7th Cavalry, but surviving records are incomplete, so a specific 7th Cavalry attribution cannot be 100% confirmed. Could this carbine have been there? Alex takes a closer look at the history and the details.

The carbine retains its scarce original “Long Wrist” stock, early “High Arch” breech block, saddle ring and bar, and ESA inspection cartouche.

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10/14/2026

This is an exceptional grouping identified to Lieutenant Commander Frederic H. White, a Pearl Harbor survivor who served aboard the battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48) and played a documented role in the defense of the ship during the J*panese attack on December 7, 1941. White, then a Lieutenant Junior Grade, was among the officers directing the ship’s antiaircraft defense and was directly involved in placing Mess Attendant Second Class Doris “Dorie” Miller at one of the ship’s .50-caliber antiaircraft machine guns. Miller’s actions that day later earned him the Navy Cross, making him the first African American sailor to receive that decoration.

According to the official USS West Virginia action report and later Naval History and Heritage Command accounts, White reached the antiaircraft battery during the attack, found the guns being manned without an officer in charge, and took command of the battery. White subsequently ordered Miller to assist Ensign Victor Delano with the unmanned No. 1 and No. 2 .50-caliber antiaircraft guns. After giving Miller quick instruction, White discovered that Miller had begun firing at the attacking J*panese aircraft and then helped feed am******on to the guns.

The official action report specifically records that Lieutenant F.H. White, aided by Doris Miller, helped haul men through oil and water to the quarterdeck, actions credited with unquestionably saving lives. Another officer’s statement in the report singled White out for his assistance, initiative, and disregard for personal danger during the attack.

White served aboard the USS West Virginia, affectionately known as the “Wee Vee,” from 1939 to 1944. The battleship suffered devastating damage at Pearl Harbor but was later raised, rebuilt, and returned to combat service. This grouping preserves several highly personal objects belonging to White from his wartime and postwar life.

The group consists of:

- White’s 6x30 U.S. Navy Buships Mk. ###III Mod. I. binoculars, manufactured in 1943 by the Universal Camera Corp. of New York. These were White’s binoculars after the attack at Pearl Harbor. The original case is marked LT. F.H. WHITE on the top, and the same is marked on the side of the barrel of the binoculars. The case is missing the carry strap and handle.

- White’s Sterling Identification Bracelet, engraved F.H. WHITE / 96316 U.S.N.R. on the front and T10/410P on the back. The chain is in great shape and works fine.

- Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Table Medal in velvet-lined presentation case. Medal is 3” in diameter and is likely bronze.

- Pearl Harbor Survivors Association “In Memory of” card for Lt. Cmdr. F.H. White. Likely issued with the table medal.

- Printed history of the service of Frederic H. White with his first hand account of the day.

10/14/2026

This is an exceptional untouched J*panese WWII capture grouping brought home by Lieutenant Erling J. Logan, an intelligence officer serving with the 2nd Marine Division. Logan was involved in the examination, translation, and exploitation of captured J*panese documents and intelligence material during the Pacific War. A period photograph has been located showing Logan with other JICPOA and 2nd Marine Division language officers examining captured J*panese documents and equipment. It is possible that this satchel and its contents originated from material processed during that work, though we cannot say with certainty.

The rubberized issue satchel was obviously repurposed by a J*panese medical officer to keep his books dry, and was captured by Logan in the configuration in which it was found. The case contains an original pencil and small semaphore flag chart sheet in the front pocket under the flap.

The interior of the satchel itself contains two books, the first of which appears to be a J*panese translation of a German book, marked on the spine “Y. Nishikawa. Diagnostisch-therapeutisches Praktikum”. This book shows heavy wear but is complete with cracking in the cover.

The second book is much thicker, a J*panese-Chinese character dictionary, Shinshu Kanji Daijiten, the enlarged edition. It even retains the book sleeve with some inscriptions. A very interesting pair of books.

The satchel is closed via the two snaps along the bottom edge of the flap. There is some inscribed Kanji on the flap and a small tag with kanji, but none of it is still readable. The satchel retains its original carry strap which is a bit worn. Attached to the strap are two “Passed Censor” tags meant to denote that the set was checked by officers and confirmed as okay to take as a capture. The first tag is stamped by the Joint Intelligence and denotes it as “Examined in the Field”. The second tag is stamped by the Division Intelligence, 2nd Marine Division FMF. There is some tearing in the tags but to have them retains at all is fantastic! The entire satchel measures roughly 9 ½ x 4 ½ x 6”. The back of the satchell is inscribed:

Property of:
Lt. E.J. Logan
HQ Co. - 2nd Marines

The original capture paperwork is also included, with both copies of the paper still connected. It is dated February 6th, 1945 and notes the capture of “1 J*p. Box” by Logan, also being stamped by the Joint Intelligence.

Erling served in the US Navy and Marine Corps during World War II. As an intelligence officer in the Marine Corps, he organized Pacific Theater material for intelligence schools, maintained order of battle, researched the campaign targets, planned and disseminated propaganda, translated POW and civilian camps, interrogated prisoners and entered J*pan in advance of divisions to aid in occupation arrangements.

Logan’s obituary reads:

Erling J. Logan (’33 Educ.), 90, December 6, 2002, Ashland, Oregon. Intelligence officer with the U.S. Marine Corps in WWII. Retired as a major in 1959. Taught school in Skagway, Alaska; Worland, Wyoming; Daly City, California; and Sandpoint, Idaho, where he owned the Elliot Hotel. Worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and in Shanghai, China, with the UN’s displaced persons division.

10/13/2026

This is the great combat-worn & painted A-2 Flight Jacket of Staff Sergeant Morris M. Goldberg, 31st Bombardment Squadron, serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He was awarded the Air Medal with Five Oak Leaf Clusters according to his WWII Jewish Serviceman card. The jacket is painted to the front left breast with the insignia of the 31st Bombardment Squadron, a black triangle with a white border containing a Skull and Crossbones wearing a pair of angel wings, with 31st above it and KIAI O KALEWA on the scroll along the bottom, although it is now impossible to read. There is another scroll above the insignia that likely had Goldberg’s name or nickname, but it is now too worn to read.

There is no other painted insignia anywhere on the jacket. There is moderate wear across the leather, and the knit cuffs are now heavily frayed with some material loss. The knit waist has fared better but still has some minor fraying and nicks. The exterior leather around the shoulders is tearing a bit as shown. The pocket snaps work well and the TALON zipper is retained with some loss of stitching and heavy wear. We would not recommend using the zipper.

The interior is named in several places, both inscribed and stenciled, with M.M. GOLDBERG and his serial number, 11081734. The interior retains the original data tag:

TYPE A-2
DRAWING NO. 30-1415
A.C. NO. 42-18776-P
PROPERTY
AIR FORCE U.S. ARMY
I. SPIEWAK & SONS
NORTH BERGEN, N.J.
42

The interior lining has some holes and tearing as shown but it is certainly the original lining worn in combat. The leather hanging loop is retained though the lining around it is a bit torn. We were unable to find a lot of information about Goldberg, but we did find that he was born around 1921 in Massachusetts and enlisted on January 16th, 1943. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations with the 31st Bombardment Squadron and received the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters.

10/10/2026

Firing a 1719 Pre-Brown Bess Flintlock Musket | The Cache with Pawn Stars Alex Cranmer | Episode 4

In this episode of The Cache, Pawn Stars antique fi****ms expert Alex Cranmer examines and fires an extraordinary 1719 dated British military flintlock. Made before the standardized British Land Pattern Musket was officially adopted, this rare iron mounted arm represents one of the earliest developmental forms of the legendary Brown Bess.

Produced under King George I, the musket features a Tower marked lock dated 1719, Crown/GR and British Ordnance proof markings, early iron furniture, a 46-inch barrel, and a deeply formed handrail stock. Its Dutch influenced trigger guard, serpentine side plate, pronounced fore stock swell, and early three-screw banana shaped lock reveal how British military fi****ms were evolving toward the famous Brown Bess design.

This musket survived more than three centuries of use. Heavy powder erosion around the touch hole, wear inside the approximately .76 caliber bore, old working repairs, and carved “JM” initials all provide evidence of its remarkable history. Obsolete British military arms were often sent to North America for colonial militia use, raising the fascinating possibility that this musket may have continued serving in the American colonies.

Alex evaluates its construction, markings, condition, history, and $40,000 value before taking this incredibly rare 1719 flintlock to the range. Will one of the earliest ancestors of the Brown Bess still fire after more than 300 years?

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10/10/2026

This is a very attractive original Imperial German Prussian Hussars officer’s Pelzmütze, or fur busby, complete with its original fitted storage box. The elaborate officer-quality construction, brass chinscales, Prussian and Imperial cockades, red Kolpak slouch bag, and embroidered silk lining are all characteristic of the traditional full-dress headgear worn by Prussian light cavalry officers during the late Imperial period and into the WWI era.

The busby is covered in dark fur over its underlying structure. The exterior is now in fair condition with substantial loss to the fur, and a considerable amount of detached original fur remains loose inside the storage box. Despite this deterioration, the underlying form is still solid and shows no major deformation.

The exterior bearskin wrap is in fair condition with heavy loss to the fur, and there is a lot of the fur that has fallen off now sitting in the storage box. The helmet comes with its red slouch bag hanging over the left ear. On the front is a banner helmet plate with the Prussian Motto MIT GOTT FÜR KÖNIG UND VATERLAND (With God for King and Country, i.e. Prussia) on it. The busby comes complete with its brass scaled chinstrap, indicating officer issue, still attached to the side lugs and stretched up over the Prussian cockade as was often done and can be seen in period photos. Despite the moderate damage to the shell and some holes in the reg bag, this example has held up well.

The officer-quality brass chinscales remain present on their leather backing and are still secured to the side lugs. They are presently positioned upward across the front of the busby rather than beneath the chin, a configuration commonly seen when the scales were not being worn down.

It is complete with a Prussian (black and white) cockade attached to the center top of the helmet,and German National Colors (red white and black) Kokarden (cockade) around the right side chin strap lug. In 1897 the new Reichs-Kokarde in Red-White-Black was introduced for all ranks to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kaiser Wilhelm 1st. The Reichs-Kokarde was to be worn on the right side of headwear, around the chinstrap lug. As the busby and Tschako have the state cockade on the top of the helmet, they did not have to move it from the right to left lug.

The interior has a supple leather sweat band and tremendous embroidered silk crown interior also in excellent condition. There is a very small size tag on the sweatband, 56½. The internal bamboo structure is solid, and the helmet does not show any deformation. The white cording is still attached via the two brass rings at the crown. As mentioned, there is moderate loss of the exterior fur with some holes in the base leather and holes in the red bag as well.

The original storage box is hardened black leather with a white cotton interior lining. There is a lot of the detached fur now sitting inside of the box as shown. When closed, the box measures 6 ½” tall with a 10 ¼” base diameter. There was originally a leather strap that would secure over the lid, but the strap and most of its loops are gone.

10/07/2026

This is an excellent example of a WWI issue M1915 Portuguese corrugated steel helmet. The M1915 helmet was the primary combat helmet used by the Armed Forces of Portugal during the WWI era, and was not replaced until the 1930s, when the British Brodie based Mk1 helmet was adopted. This is one of the most difficult First World War helmets to source.

The M1915 was a lightweight helmet designed by British Major J. MacIntosh and produced in Birmingham, England. The corrugated bowl design was possibly to deflect bullets or to increase the strength of the shell, but the exact motivation is unclear. Unfortunately these helmets proved ineffective in the trenches and the British sold large quantities to Portugal. These were originally painted a gray-blue color but these helmets often were repainted green for service in the post-war years, as this example has been. There is also a unit marking on the front of the helmet, but we have not been able to identify it.

This example is in excellent condition with the majority of its original green paint and the leather chinstrap seated over the brim, a rare sight as most of these around today are shells. The interior retains the complete wool lining with leather sweatband and cork spacer system. There is even an inscription on the lining, which is faint but appears to read:

35
H. Felizar[do?]

This would make for a good research project, as there were relatively few soldiers in the Portuguese Army during World War I.

10/05/2026

This is an outstanding original French heavy cavalry cuirassier armor set consisting of matching-pattern front and rear plates joined by brass chain shoulder straps. The breastplate retains its prominent Second Empire eagle plate, while both armor plates bear clear manufacturing markings from the famous Manufacture Royale d'Armes de Klingenthal in Alsace, France. Established in 1730 under Louis XV, Klingenthal became one of France’s principal state arms manufactories and was responsible for the production of bladed weapons and military armor through the Napoleonic, Restoration, and later 19th-century periods.

The front plate is marked on the underside:

Manuf.re. R.le. de Klingenthal Jan 1831 1eT 1eL No. 635

Manufacture Royale de Klingenthal January 1831 1st Size 1st Width No. 635

The rear plate is marked on the underside:

Manuf.re. R.le. de Klingenthal 7bre 1833 1eT 1eL No. 2026

Manufacture Royale de Klingenthal September 1833 1st Size 1st Width No. 2026

The number at the end of each line is likely the serial number or rack number. The 1eT 1eL markings denote 1ère Taille (1st Size) and 1ère Largeur (1st Width). • French military armor was manufactured in standardized sizes based on the soldier's height. 1ère Taille was the largest size class, designated for the tallest troopers, same for 1ère Largeur.

The differing dates and numbers indicate that the two plates were not originally manufactured as a numbered matching pair, though both are correct Klingenthal-produced cuirass components of the same general type.

The brass chain shoulder straps are retained but the leather straps that are backing them are broken apart as shown, but you are still able to place the leather under for display. Please exercise caution when handling this set.

Both plates also have a few other small inspection or hallmark stamps in spots across the armor. The construction is entirely correct for the period, and this set will look outstanding in any French military collection.

French cuirassiers continued to wear traditional metal breast and back armor into the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, one of the final major European conflicts in which armored heavy cavalry was committed in large-scale shock action. France fielded eleven cuirassier regiments at the beginning of the war. Although elements of the arm had served during the Crimean War, French cuirassiers had seen comparatively little recent battlefield action before their commitment against Prussian forces.

During the Franco-Prussian War, French cuirassiers took part in several major mounted attacks, most notably at Frœschwiller-Wœrth and Rezonville-Mars-la-Tour, where massed cavalry charges were launched against increasingly effective infantry and artillery fire. These actions demonstrated both the continued prestige of the cuirassier arm and the growing limitations of traditional heavy cavalry tactics on a battlefield increasingly dominated by rifled fi****ms and modern artillery. Losses were severe, and the tactical results were generally limited.

10/03/2026

This is an impressive British 12th (Prince of Wales’s Royal) Lancers Other Ranks full-dress grouping assembled around an original lancer’s czapka, dark-blue and scarlet tunic, matching breeches, waist belt, white gauntlets, yellow cap lines, and a later pair of modern black riding boots added to complete the display. Several pieces retain important period markings, including a 1913 date in the tunic, a 1913 date on the belt, War Department ownership marks, and a PROPERTY OF THE ALDERSHOT TATTOO stamp inside the czapka. The National Army Museum documents the 12th Lancers’ late-Victorian full dress as a dark-blue tunic with scarlet facings, yellow shoulder cords and cap lines, white gauntlets, and the regiment’s distinctive lancer cap.

Raised in 1715, it became one of the British Army’s long-serving lancer regiments and continued under that title until amalgamation with the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers in 1960.

The uniform tunic is a correct Other Ranks or trooper’s full-dress example in dark blue with scarlet facings, retaining its regimental buttons and yellow cap lines. A period National Army Museum photograph of a 12th Lancers private from about 1895 shows this same general arrangement: dark-blue tunic, scarlet collar, cuffs and plastron, yellow worsted shoulder cords and cap lines, white gauntlets, and lancer headgear.

The Czapka, built of hard leather, features a huge brass Helmet plate showing the multiple Battle honors of the 12th Lancers. These honors can be used to date its issue to the 1880s. The following battle honours were displayed in 1881: WATERLOO, PENINSULA, SOUTH AFRICA 1851.2.3, SEVASTOPOL and CENTRAL INDIA. No more honours were shown before the reign of Edward VII when those for the South African war were added. The helmet’s interior crown retains a few stamps, including a WD BROAD ARROW stamp over a faint number, which appears to be 1901, for the year of manufacture. There is another stamp, a rectangular cartouche reading:

PROPERTY OF
THE ALDERSHOT TATTOO

This denotes that the helmet and possibly the rest of the set minus the boots were used during the Aldershot Military Tattoo, a famous annual military pageant and display held at the Rushmoor Arena in Hampshire, England, dating back to 1894 and drawing massive crowds before ending in the mid-20th century. It was often attended by the Queen and other royals, with the lancers playing a large role. One of the regiment's most documented performances occurred during the 1933 Aldershot Searchlight Tattoo. The 12th Royal Lancers participated in a massive "combined ride and drive" alongside the Royal Horse Artillery and massed mounted bands. Historic press photos from the event captured the regiment dressed in pre-WWI full dress uniforms, spectacularly charging out from a replica castle gate into the Rushmoor Arena.

10/03/2026

This is a rather incredible original British Second Boer War-period slouch hat associated with the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, Prince of Wales’s Own, retaining its distinctive colored rosette, cap band and bow, leather sweatband, and original adjustable chinstrap. The hat is not maker- or size-marked but measures approximately size 6 ⅞, and remains in remarkably strong condition for an original piece of Imperial Yeomanry headgear from the 1899-1902 conflict. Headgear from the 2nd Boer War is incredibly difficult to find, and this is the first Slouch Hat from the period we have offered.

The slouch hat was one of the characteristic forms of headgear worn by the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa. The National Army Museum notes that this broad-brimmed style was almost universally adopted by Imperial Yeomanry personnel during the Boer War, where it was far better suited to mounted operations and the South African climate than traditional home-service headdress.

The left side of this example is turned up and decorated with a striking red-and-purple rosette, together with a matching hat band and bow. The rosette shows some fraying and has an old stitch repair, but remains substantially intact and visually strong.

The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794.The regiment took part in the Second Boer War as part of the Imperial Yeomanry. The Yeomanry was not intended to serve overseas, but due to the string of defeats during Black Week in December 1899, the British government realized they were going to need more troops than just the regular army. A Royal Warrant was issued on 24 December 1899 to allow volunteer forces to serve in the Second Boer War. The Royal Warrant asked standing Yeomanry regiments to provide service companies of approximately 115 men each for the Imperial Yeomanry.

The hat retains the edge trim which has some minor fraying but has held up very well overall. There are some minor stitch repairs in spots, and some staining as well. The rosette also has some fraying with a stitch repair.

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