Original U.S. WWII “Ensign No. 11 Mare Island Nov. 1940” Keel Laying Ceremony 48 Star Flag With Deep Dive Certificate Attribute to the Submarine USS Silversides - From The Dr. Clarence R. Rungee Memorial Collection Flintlocks Its combination of exceptional mobility

Its combination of exceptional mobility – being light enough to be carried by one man – and high rate of fire (of up to 900 rounds per minute) was unmatched

The hilt shows some minor wear and light surface roughness

held together with some standard silver thread

with lovely visible grain

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Original U.S. WWII “Ensign No. 11 Mare Island Nov. 1940” Keel Laying Ceremony 48 Star Flag With Deep Dive Certificate Attribute to the Submarine USS Silversides - From The Dr. Clarence R. Rungee Memorial Collection Flintlocks Its combination of exceptional mobilityOriginal Items: Only One Grouping Available. Now this is a fantastic US Naval ensign used during a Keel Laying ceremony on Mare Island in November of 1940. Accompanying the flag is a U. S. S. Silversides Deep Submergence Certificate for 312 feet. We were told that this flag came from the Rungee Memorial Collection. We were told this flag was donated to the Flag Heritage Foundation some time after the companys founding by Antoinette Rungee, the widow