Original U.S. WWII Office of Strategic Services OSS “Tetrapod” Barbed Caltrop Antique Percussion Firearms with tin inserts designed for

with tin inserts designed for use with packets of shorter rifle-musket paper cartridges

As best we can tell it reads 伊 勢 守 藤 原 信 貞 - ISE NO KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUSADA

The paint present is retained quite well and the following text is still able to be read in its entirety:

Early Mark I helmets initially had this feature only to be discontinued in mid 1916 and brought back in 1917

was greeted as a practical modern invention

Original U.S. WWII Office of Strategic Services OSS “Tetrapod” Barbed Caltrop Antique Percussion Firearms with tin inserts designed forOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a Christmas Tree shaped caltrop as used by the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessors of the now Central Intelligence Agency. The caltrop shows heavy oxidation but has a lovely patina. This is an American made, used and issued example and is not to be mistaken for being of German or Dutch origin. A caltrop is an area denial weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines