AUCTION 37 ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

WWII UNITED STATES OSS SPRING COSH EXPANDABLE BATON

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Start price: $700

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,300

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

OSS (Office of Strategic Services) expandable steel spring baton or cosh from the Second World War period. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was the intelligence agency of the United States during World War II. The OSS was formed as an agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branches of the United States Armed Forces. Other OSS functions included the use of propaganda, subversion, and post-war planning.

Dimensions: L: 11 3/4 in., (30 cm.)

Condition: Very good.