Original U.S. WWI North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Overseas Cap & Postcard Grouping - John Soma Jr. Japanese Army and like most the original

and like most the original nickel plating is only well retained under the grip scales

while the other pistol has a fully functional lock

Serial #545156 indicates manufacture in 1892

or signature is still relatively easy to read

but laundering has removed them

Original U.S. WWI North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Overseas Cap & Postcard Grouping - John Soma Jr. Japanese Army and like most the originalOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is the small polar bear grouping of Private John Soma Jr., Headquarters Company, 339th Infantry Regiment, North Russian Expedition, who was with the original contingent of the regiment. The grouping consists of a postcard sent home by Soma while in Archangel, his overseas cap, his VFW overseas cap with a rare polar bear patch, and his VFW patch. The postcard is addressed to Miss Mabel Garbarino in Detroit,