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RARE WW2 ERA SILVER FIGURE CARRIED BY NAVAJO WINDTALKER DURING THE WAR
RARE WW2 ERA SILVER FIGURE CARRIED BY NAVAJO WINDTALKER DURING THE WAR
RARE WW2 ERA SILVER FIGURE CARRIED BY NAVAJO WINDTALKER DURING THE WAR
RARE WW2 ERA SILVER FIGURE CARRIED BY NAVAJO WINDTALKER DURING THE WAR

RARE WW2 ERA SILVER FIGURE CARRIED BY NAVAJO WINDTALKER DURING THE WAR

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    RARE WW2 ERA SILVER FIGURE CARRIED BY NAVAJO WINDTALKER CODE TALKER DURING THE WAR - U S MARINE CORPS- ONE OF THE 540 NAVAJO TO SERVICE WITH ALL SIX MARINE DIVISIONS DURING THE WAR - THE SILVER FIGURE  MEASURES 2 1/8" TALL BY 1 3/8" ACROSS BY 3/8" -VERY INTERESTING CHARACTER MADE FROM A SERIES OF ROUND BEADS - TOP HAS A LITTLE FACE ATTACHED - LITTLE CHARMER - UNKNOWN REASON OR IMPORTANCE IT HAD TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN WARRIOR-SOLDIER - BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HIM AT THE TIME WHEN HE RISKED HIS LIFE - ACQUIRED FROM  COLLECTOR ESTATE IN NORTH-EASTERN PENN - NO NAME WAS GIVEN ON THE CODETALKER - BEAUTIFUL RELIC - THE U S NEEDED A SECURE METHOD OF COMMUNICATIONG - ONE THAT DID NOT USE CODEBOOKS OR MACHINES - ONE THAT COULD NOT BE BROKEN - THE NAVAJO LANGUAGE IN COMBINATION WITH A LETTER SYMBOL REPLACEMENT ENCRYPTION WAS USED AND REMAINED UNBROKEN - NOT EVEN OTHER NAVAJO COULD DECIPHER IT - USE FROM GUADALCANAL UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR  - RARE COLLECTIBLE