highpower3006
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I too find the Philippine connection to be fascinating. I have a couple of other items that have the same connection. One is a gavel that was given to my grandfather by a friend of his. There is an inscription on it that reads:
"To Mr. Arthur Davis from Major Arthur Koch US Army. Yacal wood from Rizal's prision, Fort Santiago, Manila P.I. In prison November 3~December 29, 1896."
The other is a Springfield 1903 that was rebuilt at the Benicia Arsenal in California and then shipped to the P.I. where it was inspected at the Philippine Ordnance Depot sometime before WWII.
Note the "BA WL" cartouche overstamped by the "POD D" cartouche of the depot in Manila.
