I SHIP U.S.A. LOWER 48 STATES ONLY NO OTHER. O - 5 FEEDCK BIDDERS MAIL ME FIRST BEFORE BIDDING & TALK OR WILL END BID & BLOCK, THIS IS DUE TO TO MANY AS LATE O FEEDCK NON PAYING BIDDERS. ESTATE FRESH & A VERY NICE UNIT. ENGRAVED (PRESENTED TO W. S. BROWN by 2nd DIV. U.S.F.S.S.-2-23-54), SEE CLOSE UP PIC OF THIS. YOU HAVE TOGO INTO GOOGLE TO RESEARCH THIS U.S.F.S.S. I FIND WAS (UNITED STATES FEDERATION OF SLEDDOG SPORTS, STARTED IN 1939 TO THIS DATE. I FIND NOTHING OF W. S. BROWN. I TRIED TO GET MY POOR CAMERA TO TAKE A GOOD PHOTO OF THE FANCY FACTORY ENGRAVING TO EACH SIDE OF BLADE BUT MY POOR CAMERA WILL NOT PICK THIS UP, IN HAND ENGRAVING IS FULL BOTH SIDES. SHARK HANDLE IS WITHOUT ANY ISSUES FINE PATINA. LOTS OF GOLD GUILT LEFT TO HILT & AREAS. NOTHING LOOKS LIKE BEEN BUFFED AS I FIND NO TRACES OF CRAP BRASS POLISH RESIDUE TO ANY AREAS JUST NATERAL DEEP FINE PATINA. BLD EDGE HAS NEVER BEEN SHARPENED IT IS DULL FACTORY ORIG. NEEDLE TIPPED. BRASS TO SCABBARD NATURAL PATINA. LEATHER TO SCABBARD NATURAL UNCLEANED & NO CRACKING OR BENDS. THERE ARE NUMBERS ON BRASS ON SCABBARD LIKE 591, 591, 591,. I HAVE NO CLUE OF NUMBERS NOT A SWORD PERSON BUT I HAVE A GOOD EYE FOR QUALITY & MY DESCRIPTION IS $CASH$ BACK GUARANTEED. WAS STORED OUTSIDE OF SCABBARD WHEN I PURCHASED SWORD & SCABBARD WRAPPED IN COTTON SHEAT BY THEM SELF. U.S.A. IS ONLY MARK I FIND AT HILT AREA COLLECTORS JUDGE ALL. ASK QUESTIONS ZOOM INTO MY POOR PHOTOS, WE TRY. NEXT MORNING SHIPPED AFTER PAYMENT + A TRACK#. PAYMENT IS DUE IN 3 DAYS AT AUCTION END.