tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53670539576937456452024-03-17T13:28:04.502-04:00Steel's TreasureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-6048017190556899352022-02-24T21:05:00.005-05:002022-02-24T21:05:47.438-05:00Rare Japanese sword recently found in Australia<p> <span data-offset-key="8kol8-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A rare Japanese sword that had been </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">classified</span><span data-offset-key="8kol8-2-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> as a national treasure was recently found in Australia. The sword was confiscated sometime after WWII from Japan by occupation allied soldiers. The sword was thought to have been crafted by the Etchū Norishige (1290-1366) (則重) Norishige was a Japanese swordsmith of the late Kamakura period. He was a contemporary and possibly a pupil of the famous Masamune. Norishige swords are noted for their distinct matsukawa hada 松皮肌 (pine bark grain). One of his works is classified as Kokuho (National Treasures) by the Ministry of Culture, the highest classification for a sword.</span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="333do" data-offset-key="2rog-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2rog-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="2rog-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> An Australian sword collector, Ian Brooks, became aware of the resemblance between a sword he had purchased in an online auction in 2018 and the rare sword.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="333do" data-offset-key="28b9k-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="28b9k-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="28b9k-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> Brooks discovered that his sword's blade is the same length and has the same inscription on its guard. He also found three Chinese characters for "Shima Jingu" following two unreadable ones on a label that was apparently used to wrap the sheath of the sword.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="333do" data-offset-key="3htsm-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="3htsm-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="3htsm-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Japanese officials are reviewing Brooks's claim. Brooks said he wanted to make sure that the sword is returned to Japan after his death.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="333do" data-offset-key="7i5mq-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7i5mq-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="7i5mq-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">(pictured below an example of a Norishige sword. </span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7i5mq-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="7i5mq-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5pUMyMqBM_eLfVnQsczzo5Ss9kqeKw_SpXDG_-CKVVcr2hhNL-2urJIe9YzJKHCYu7j-mOJq_pDwADj-HAVynmL92Sz8vus8-QAO-Md8HV2Rg4joRVr5_1hm73dziEQf8LQ-newajaenHWHWQYpaslgY0Js_fsanS3A1ExCC6lzyy5jTCghQriE7r" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="800" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5pUMyMqBM_eLfVnQsczzo5Ss9kqeKw_SpXDG_-CKVVcr2hhNL-2urJIe9YzJKHCYu7j-mOJq_pDwADj-HAVynmL92Sz8vus8-QAO-Md8HV2Rg4joRVr5_1hm73dziEQf8LQ-newajaenHWHWQYpaslgY0Js_fsanS3A1ExCC6lzyy5jTCghQriE7r=w468-h443" width="468" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div></div>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-28849244461063883682022-02-15T14:23:00.013-05:002022-02-24T21:08:24.983-05:00Maros photo and gold bars?<div style="font-family: inherit;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_19d" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 4px 16px 16px;"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">I can't vouch for the authenticity of this photo--but if a picture is worth a thousand words then it would seem Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (A likeness of him wearing the cap) knew more about stolen WWII Japanese treasure than he was willing to admit. (See my other recent posts about presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos's claims he knew nothing of the WWII gold.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGhXQtXbqC8ZTXQ_A1sMRRnaCU3NpGfV1KRs6Kw2gCD4VbCAbudKPBcIRhRRb2YZsug_thg4YlSkfqu1G2r6D9mbnfESII3exNz6q6Bu1AQKUn1jXF84ubsiVbIzIZO2KxTgn1Dewv1pnzMpWVF6h9Pix1Tq27ipImbKNKjcc5Nm8iu99w24HlYlhh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="551" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGhXQtXbqC8ZTXQ_A1sMRRnaCU3NpGfV1KRs6Kw2gCD4VbCAbudKPBcIRhRRb2YZsug_thg4YlSkfqu1G2r6D9mbnfESII3exNz6q6Bu1AQKUn1jXF84ubsiVbIzIZO2KxTgn1Dewv1pnzMpWVF6h9Pix1Tq27ipImbKNKjcc5Nm8iu99w24HlYlhh=w611-h490" width="611" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="l9j0dhe7" id="jsc_c_19e" style="font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><div class="l9j0dhe7" style="font-family: inherit; 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max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">0</span></div><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn mdeji52x e9vueds3 j5wam9gi b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">People reached</span></div></div></div></div><div class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql l9j0dhe7 abiwlrkh p8dawk7l lzcic4wl" role="button" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-radius: inherit; 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overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">0</span></div><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn mdeji52x e9vueds3 j5wam9gi b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Engagements</span></div></div></div></div><div class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql l9j0dhe7 abiwlrkh p8dawk7l lzcic4wl" role="button" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-radius: inherit; border-style: initial; 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word-break: break-word;">–</span></div><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn mdeji52x e9vueds3 j5wam9gi b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.2308; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Distribution score</span></div></div></div></div><div class="bkfpd7mw j83agx80 n8tt0mok n1l5q3vz" style="display: flex; font-family: inherit; justify-content: flex-end; margin-top: 12px; padding-right: 2px;"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41" style="align-items: inherit; align-self: inherit; display: inherit; flex-direction: inherit; flex: inherit; font-family: inherit; 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color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For my overseas (Philippines) Steel's Treasure and Steel's Gold fans you can get my books on a Amazon Kindle. See the Kindle post. </span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://www.the-ebook-reader.com/kindle-philippines.html?fbclid=IwAR17zfer8ralfkYl26W35X4HMXRtTB7rYyKd_FL2IknEqSCTR1pVyX6jnKc" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.the-ebook-reader.com/kindle-philippines.html</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitdNQgVDxgsUgV9aZInKBm37yponNcgNa85L9SzXBUGPlSU2_Nd_bDEpdrpFgg0__TDwkVsBe-iszn6a0uzFwrMqPAyJgpH1qY3vwEOZgOoKoslS29X6QAkF0LPqcu87kjrpi1GrL8uvvH2tNuZiV4s5qfXlnNWv_m39gD1o1ENjcs4qIuPTNplkCw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitdNQgVDxgsUgV9aZInKBm37yponNcgNa85L9SzXBUGPlSU2_Nd_bDEpdrpFgg0__TDwkVsBe-iszn6a0uzFwrMqPAyJgpH1qY3vwEOZgOoKoslS29X6QAkF0LPqcu87kjrpi1GrL8uvvH2tNuZiV4s5qfXlnNWv_m39gD1o1ENjcs4qIuPTNplkCw=w563-h580" width="563" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-16127738023013045922022-02-01T08:11:00.000-05:002022-02-01T08:11:31.998-05:00Famous Yamashita treasure hunter dies<p> <span data-offset-key="2ovca-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interesting obituary in Wash Post today. John Singlaub recently died. Retired U.S. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">army</span><span data-offset-key="2ovca-2-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> general and war hero. Very rightwing and anti-communist. He spend time in the Philippines looking for the Yamashita treasure--his gold hunting exploits in the Philippines mired in controversy. Wanted to use the gold to financial his anti-communist crusades. </span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="58m68" data-offset-key="9tcnf-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9tcnf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9tcnf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span class="py34i1dx" style="color: var(--blue-link); font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheJOBahiWdgAu8cT-YAH1xIfYnJDiX4j1OeDD2jDxQXP_VNaK-0VnZ_mYy3Y81O6uV4wIzs_6ycknEg7tSuavmEeQrBKhdNdCWRgTvogioD8O4PJLToknCYVE_zzZo-F841w9ahJus863MVu74jY3tymzjjobK8jCeNrRHjDU8wqD3AaTMQ49wbohu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="889" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheJOBahiWdgAu8cT-YAH1xIfYnJDiX4j1OeDD2jDxQXP_VNaK-0VnZ_mYy3Y81O6uV4wIzs_6ycknEg7tSuavmEeQrBKhdNdCWRgTvogioD8O4PJLToknCYVE_zzZo-F841w9ahJus863MVu74jY3tymzjjobK8jCeNrRHjDU8wqD3AaTMQ49wbohu=w586-h390" width="586" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/general-john-singlaub-commando-dead/2022/01/31/68486e7e-6a20-11ea-b313-df458622c2cc_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/general-john-singlaub-commando-dead/2022/01/31/68486e7e-6a20-11ea-b313-df458622c2cc_story.html</a><br /></span></div></div>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-53433451686359534532022-01-03T10:40:00.000-05:002022-01-03T10:40:01.155-05:00Photo of Yamashita gold bars??<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reported to be a photo of some of the Yamashita gold President Marcos stole? Some serious $$$ here.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRy3SSyiKVdgjKeJXNFgE5sRLLp40leqi3TLW43S2nMkWv5zAIfylTj7RwaxMemm18kynfmFrAh4box8i9tI-WBgTepy1YinVSP8ibhe9ZYdI27x9zMnzP1faKpQ_Nt4aWtTV71Jy640/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRy3SSyiKVdgjKeJXNFgE5sRLLp40leqi3TLW43S2nMkWv5zAIfylTj7RwaxMemm18kynfmFrAh4box8i9tI-WBgTepy1YinVSP8ibhe9ZYdI27x9zMnzP1faKpQ_Nt4aWtTV71Jy640/w559-h410/image+%25281%2529.png" width="559" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-49311957122773265012021-12-19T08:09:00.005-05:002021-12-19T08:09:46.237-05:00Good samurai sword primer<p> Great photos and explanation of the differences between massed produced wartime blades and that of valuable master crafted blades.</p><p><a href="https://www.militarytrader.com/militaria-collectibles/the-sun-rises-on-them-still?fbclid=IwAR33i3zM-yHSqtxnmdfDJ4NkAWLF5MCCMFlDNQ_aWiZKgtvOnxNy8cDguW8">https://www.militarytrader.com/militaria-collectibles/the-sun-rises-on-them-still?fbclid=IwAR33i3zM-yHSqtxnmdfDJ4NkAWLF5MCCMFlDNQ_aWiZKgtvOnxNy8cDguW8</a><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXIYk2Ze9Da4Na7DQh9KDOhw_yvctfWeq9E2sozQpKuBOJ4xgaju8lj_o7q6gRA9278VDUG-LDHCx_kWdR_nn9R8WYxiOMj0XxAao6Eov_U72Ce1HQ3YWMLuQlyZo6ps7mQU93gi6Qc0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="650" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXIYk2Ze9Da4Na7DQh9KDOhw_yvctfWeq9E2sozQpKuBOJ4xgaju8lj_o7q6gRA9278VDUG-LDHCx_kWdR_nn9R8WYxiOMj0XxAao6Eov_U72Ce1HQ3YWMLuQlyZo6ps7mQU93gi6Qc0/w549-h490/image.png" width="549" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-29710618689182319372021-12-09T12:05:00.000-05:002021-12-09T12:05:07.424-05:00<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's a unique piece of WWII history--this pencil sketch is of General Yamashita (The Tiger of Malaya) during the War Crimes trials in Manila in 1945. The drawing was made by one of his American court-appointed defense councils (George Guy) during the trial and is signed by the General. Can't imagine there are many autographs of the infamous Tiger out there.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpczIRolJCTrz0RcSVg5hi6DR4UGvSTxyCzqwIL_fIXzMakIWsRn2SbNTP4Hh_5cYJuhTDVvQKzkYmUqiW4tI3lGsSbbCERwhJqSWyYfy_S4Sx1WWZINLP74pxxDdFNiKsFbQAUUau6Q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="620" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpczIRolJCTrz0RcSVg5hi6DR4UGvSTxyCzqwIL_fIXzMakIWsRn2SbNTP4Hh_5cYJuhTDVvQKzkYmUqiW4tI3lGsSbbCERwhJqSWyYfy_S4Sx1WWZINLP74pxxDdFNiKsFbQAUUau6Q/w526-h432/image.png" width="526" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-20942219620540368842021-12-03T09:14:00.002-05:002021-12-03T09:14:33.366-05:00Philippine Govt vs Marcos Clan<p> The Philippine government still trying to claim the money the Marcos's stole-- likely includes some of the Yamashita gold as well. Great recent news story.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52sY28mzKcDlKd7_HAyhvVKByD4DE0fNZ1vxoiC6lOA1xdpw9oC0_WOmYsZqaWNJw6aQhYoNcYrWLxweHOStH0pB22NjRaVV5ztNCLUOmmd-m37ZhmB3SdmtZzA9Srv2yEOscTSSdnn4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="950" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52sY28mzKcDlKd7_HAyhvVKByD4DE0fNZ1vxoiC6lOA1xdpw9oC0_WOmYsZqaWNJw6aQhYoNcYrWLxweHOStH0pB22NjRaVV5ztNCLUOmmd-m37ZhmB3SdmtZzA9Srv2yEOscTSSdnn4/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIyMp1PpWII">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIyMp1PpWII</a><br /></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-8315658552997644002021-11-18T05:35:00.000-05:002021-11-18T05:35:24.211-05:00Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has family ties to WWII Japanese sword<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnd2ufNQJLShriW5-aB3836x7L8F2bKVX9Z6go1230YFfz2fPVQKOH80OjskpPUbuaS3RqIAMP7d1zWgScbJTUbfIe3pM10u8sQD_FHUSe1FRt8jI5UuvxBb1LPe7-WIkNq0uOwVo16Ic/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="612" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnd2ufNQJLShriW5-aB3836x7L8F2bKVX9Z6go1230YFfz2fPVQKOH80OjskpPUbuaS3RqIAMP7d1zWgScbJTUbfIe3pM10u8sQD_FHUSe1FRt8jI5UuvxBb1LPe7-WIkNq0uOwVo16Ic/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Story about Myanmar (Burma) leader Aung San Suu Kyi who inherited a famous WWII Japanese Samurai sword from her father. How the sword was now in Japan being refurbished by a famous swordsmith. </p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Meiryo, "Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211114/p2g/00m/0et/025000c?fbclid=IwAR3Nq0hXZ1HMp27sJv32Bsx5HYwL0W6FqazBqfSaZ3fJF0vvpNA60LUi4Cc">https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211114/p2g/00m/0et/025000c?fbclid=IwAR3Nq0hXZ1HMp27sJv32Bsx5HYwL0W6FqazBqfSaZ3fJF0vvpNA60LUi4Cc</a> </span></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-125995901022618742021-11-05T14:07:00.000-04:002021-11-05T14:07:14.772-04:00A bit of Clark AB WWII history<p> So much WWII history at Clark AB and in the mountains surrounding it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju7Ff-Z4YDFfAV_5VSf2nQ-TGc4HfpLRKMPy3XaU3rZeNW8V_NtQrvcgMCy4uF-oVUEABPloAD1OIUSWVuY9bfIBZ3YgXZ-2kk6jlwpHArrABD7sjCLJ_EB7JIq4FpFV6V6D_m1xRCjn8F0C_b6u3NdtaY4lQsHhtcHB9sypupxG7MdzwEpMomdJRn=s1376" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="640" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju7Ff-Z4YDFfAV_5VSf2nQ-TGc4HfpLRKMPy3XaU3rZeNW8V_NtQrvcgMCy4uF-oVUEABPloAD1OIUSWVuY9bfIBZ3YgXZ-2kk6jlwpHArrABD7sjCLJ_EB7JIq4FpFV6V6D_m1xRCjn8F0C_b6u3NdtaY4lQsHhtcHB9sypupxG7MdzwEpMomdJRn=w423-h540" width="423" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-14300978685430591382021-11-02T16:01:00.000-04:002021-11-02T16:01:13.138-04:00Steel's Treasure avail on Kindle Philippines<p> For the Philippine based fans of Steel's Treasure and Steel's Gold. You can get them on Amazon's kindle. See the article here from Kindle. Mabuhay!</p><p><a href="https://www.the-ebook-reader.com/kindle-philippines.html">https://www.the-ebook-reader.com/kindle-philippines.html</a></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-54347132850804206272021-10-29T09:59:00.001-04:002021-10-29T09:59:18.477-04:00Lieutenant Ramsey's War<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82T2eyDxqdh_E3L9avbmW5PVfd2GBVRKpwnCmwPNATPmOAEe7QKhptg2qaw_VvEI6fdwNH5Equ5NPArjgViUGhReC1z4LTtJu7NK84FnwN7mF56jE-nb9snYY1H5Jw6kzRdqCebsKoRQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="143" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82T2eyDxqdh_E3L9avbmW5PVfd2GBVRKpwnCmwPNATPmOAEe7QKhptg2qaw_VvEI6fdwNH5Equ5NPArjgViUGhReC1z4LTtJu7NK84FnwN7mF56jE-nb9snYY1H5Jw6kzRdqCebsKoRQ/w252-h265/image.png" width="252" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> Enjoyed the book--worth a read. WWII story of an U.S. army officer's guerrilla fight against Japanese forces. Amazing story of survival, leadership and the complicated, ugly, guerrilla war. For the <i>Steel's Gold</i> and <i>Steel's Treasure</i> fans-- I provided an excerpt detailing a Negrito story of finding huge gold nuggets in a mountain stream. Could be worth a trip to find the stream. Too bad the author died in 2013-- need a better site location.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZcfhIRc4ABek6k0_SIWIjbMSwYi7g6OoA7aKYx8koK_aARSC5Ji7cKY84ygPRTfGdkbiUCjP6Mjs2tsNgA1gjuyhnJKraQmjTVCGv-OLJX40iXPK5AgDqmT__-95B5smvEaiVHS6ouw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZcfhIRc4ABek6k0_SIWIjbMSwYi7g6OoA7aKYx8koK_aARSC5Ji7cKY84ygPRTfGdkbiUCjP6Mjs2tsNgA1gjuyhnJKraQmjTVCGv-OLJX40iXPK5AgDqmT__-95B5smvEaiVHS6ouw/w473-h458/IMG_8820.JPG" width="473" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-51467399929618633522021-09-28T17:27:00.001-04:002021-09-28T17:27:33.225-04:00Ferdinand Marcos-- Master manipulator of the truth<p><a href="https://verafiles.org/articles/ferdinand-marcos-master-revising-history">https://verafiles.org/articles/ferdinand-marcos-master-revising-history</a><br /></p><p> Interesting article outlining the truth behind the death of Ferdinand Marcos's father (Mariano Marcos) who was brutally executed by Filipino guerrillas in 1945 for collaborating with the Japanese-- not as Ferdinand long espoused that his father died at the hands of the Japanese. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBZL_bqLn220KaXdCsCBJ7bNw3RYNzW1YjNckqusJOcL38-o6K9OASmR_qCWgu6iENni6GWKNI9KvR7AnSGqXoUToRGj7MG0XFfRX1vapRnbRnvs7HORUO2zZowHVPJjNaiRS3IGWrRk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBZL_bqLn220KaXdCsCBJ7bNw3RYNzW1YjNckqusJOcL38-o6K9OASmR_qCWgu6iENni6GWKNI9KvR7AnSGqXoUToRGj7MG0XFfRX1vapRnbRnvs7HORUO2zZowHVPJjNaiRS3IGWrRk/" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYE4fmBaUEXN7kDXuZgKQW4VbxJtP79K9Wcf-evHcK5J2SoML_EiUDtJvOYmouc35xIAdA5Jz_Xa9WCZBatK2RA-CJkNYjm89oyvMy8CnsZhRlFkLUmM_VJcbBxyDoEf_SGIxmvCySA4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="659" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYE4fmBaUEXN7kDXuZgKQW4VbxJtP79K9Wcf-evHcK5J2SoML_EiUDtJvOYmouc35xIAdA5Jz_Xa9WCZBatK2RA-CJkNYjm89oyvMy8CnsZhRlFkLUmM_VJcbBxyDoEf_SGIxmvCySA4/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;">(US Army major Robert Lapham-- third from left-- documented the death of Marcos's father at the hands of the guerrillas) Documents at the Philippine Archives Collection at the U.S. National Archives in Washington D.C. state that Marcos was tried and executed by the Luzon Guerrilla Armed Forces (LGAF), a guerrilla force fighting the Japanese under the command of Major Robert Lapham. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;">In Lapham's account, Mariano Marcos was tried, and having "readily confessed," was executed on March 8, 1945, as a Japanese collaborator by the Luzon Guerrilla Armed Forces. Mariano Marcos was drawn and quartered - his hands were tied to two carabaos, which were then whipped to run in opposite directions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-philstar.com_3-1" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Marcos#cite_note-philstar.com-3" style="background: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration-line: none;">[</a></sup>His body parts were then hung by ropes on the branches of a large tree in what is now the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Bacnotan campus, as a demonstration of what would happen to those who collaborated with the Japanese.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;">In a book written by Lapham later, he adds that some of the guerrillas who were allowed to participate in the execution were related to Julio Nalundasan.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px;">The version of the story told by the Marcos family says that Mariano Marcos was executed by the Japanese</p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-27106546302196908862021-09-06T09:06:00.002-04:002021-09-06T09:06:27.409-04:00Looking for treasure--always a dangerous business<p> Some treasure hunters died in an accident in Maguindanao, Philippines. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BLov2UvpU8oBlQt1dE0W-qBvAa5ciMz-pQRL-_xyuyJq6E-YiKR0mpBtcMrnSaraWh_UjhJHI2a66dlTgA70yF_THeTD3K3o_bNA68PLgTyY-LHHjkUYpDn7Py8dAuvvEnMCHNkZA5Y/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BLov2UvpU8oBlQt1dE0W-qBvAa5ciMz-pQRL-_xyuyJq6E-YiKR0mpBtcMrnSaraWh_UjhJHI2a66dlTgA70yF_THeTD3K3o_bNA68PLgTyY-LHHjkUYpDn7Py8dAuvvEnMCHNkZA5Y/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2021/07/treasure-hunter-dies-inside-cave-in-maguindanao-two-others-escape-suffocation/">https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2021/07/treasure-hunter-dies-inside-cave-in-maguindanao-two-others-escape-suffocation/</a></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-82401775748647926072021-06-28T10:52:00.001-04:002021-06-28T10:52:33.531-04:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPGMuiBUWyfUlV81nC48lyC-5xFUX7EbtCOjhQiJfd_3FsKc1kjU-_V_3MYFD6MCeFOJi7QLIzPEFZWde3pSZYLxktiAihRTpBvYN5J8T5XWLVQgN-DMNMJlK8f0uGCmDZpo3Bem_pTc/s2048/imelda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPGMuiBUWyfUlV81nC48lyC-5xFUX7EbtCOjhQiJfd_3FsKc1kjU-_V_3MYFD6MCeFOJi7QLIzPEFZWde3pSZYLxktiAihRTpBvYN5J8T5XWLVQgN-DMNMJlK8f0uGCmDZpo3Bem_pTc/s320/imelda.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fascinating read--an article on trying to track down where the Marcos's stashed billions of dollars worth of stolen assets--likely including lost WWII Japanese treasure. </span></div><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-28/finding-the-hidden-10-billion-fortune-of-philippines-president-ferdinand-marcos" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-28/finding-the-hidden-10-billion-fortune-of-philippines-president-ferdinand-marcos</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-74886348576002434672021-04-26T09:22:00.000-04:002021-04-26T09:22:05.624-04:00<p><br /></p><p>Interesting video on the U.S. Colt 1902 Philippine Model .45 caliber pistol. It was used in the Philippine War 1899-1902 by U.S. forces. It is a older pistol that was brought back into active service to use during this conflict-- specifically because U.S. soldiers were dissatisfied by the stopping power of their .38 caliber pistols. Apparently, thick jungle brush and stubborn bolo wielding Muslim guerrillas warranted upgrading to a bigger caliber bullet. These pistols are sought after today by collectors. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqTbXSd7x6mRB5o1ft5kkipR5N3teIbzPJSudKyE-k2-a1eY6jvX-Taq2Uh2xzT1NeRnuWhNxOtEVwVQalrdCWjjqofBuqE9fHX6z1ELw1aDylgung0I-bWqzFR5w40xox_TmhfHzCek/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1196" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqTbXSd7x6mRB5o1ft5kkipR5N3teIbzPJSudKyE-k2-a1eY6jvX-Taq2Uh2xzT1NeRnuWhNxOtEVwVQalrdCWjjqofBuqE9fHX6z1ELw1aDylgung0I-bWqzFR5w40xox_TmhfHzCek/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=philippines+bolos+being+made+video&ru=%2fvideos%2fsearch%3fq%3dphilippines%2bbolos%2bbeing%2bmade%2bvideo%26go%3dSearch%26qs%3dds%26form%3dQBVDMH&view=detail&mid=22B8E3C9BB41E4C62E2022B8E3C9BB41E4C62E20&&FORM=VDRVRV">https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=philippines+bolos+being+made+video&ru=%2fvideos%2fsearch%3fq%3dphilippines%2bbolos%2bbeing%2bmade%2bvideo%26go%3dSearch%26qs%3dds%26form%3dQBVDMH&view=detail&mid=22B8E3C9BB41E4C62E2022B8E3C9BB41E4C62E20&&FORM=VDRVRV</a> </p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-39474154525908755412021-04-01T14:45:00.000-04:002021-04-01T14:45:01.336-04:00<p> Can't get enough of this Philippine treasure legend. <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Great summary article covering the history of the WWII story of the silver pesos' that were dumped in Manila Bay, Philippines. There has to be more of them still sitting on the bottom of the bay. Probably not an easy dive-- I imagine there is tons of debris hiding them. But with a high tech underwater metal detector anything is possible. The pure silver pesos' could be worth a significant amount of cash. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2018/12/12/silver-salvage-in-caballo-bay-japans-sabotaged-treasure-hunt/">https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2018/12/12/silver-salvage-in-caballo-bay-japans-sabotaged-treasure-hunt/</a><br /></span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="df85p" data-offset-key="f7me5-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f7me5-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7KFG53bAEjMlOcxarDOIVys9TzWcCJRPORcc_0BWBYnvajn3xGhbMOHqP6u1HqovbGWdbcAG-5hIHmmpAmpZkucfrdsCJOkCrpkpmS9fUGDodv016Blr20n6x9N679qFqxBQmq8lw-k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="652" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7KFG53bAEjMlOcxarDOIVys9TzWcCJRPORcc_0BWBYnvajn3xGhbMOHqP6u1HqovbGWdbcAG-5hIHmmpAmpZkucfrdsCJOkCrpkpmS9fUGDodv016Blr20n6x9N679qFqxBQmq8lw-k/" width="108" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-62982609634743829222021-03-12T12:19:00.001-05:002021-03-12T12:19:42.741-05:00<p> Closer to home in the U.S.A-- Fascinating story about lost U.S. Union army gold shipment that disappeared during the Civil War. Supposedly, the F.B.I has been investigating the claim? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPEPqyK_ZbVCgz5_oK0VSGMPZ5fhXWS5quzFzJ8xCKiMOrMGQNioPNSf0vYpkSPmljd2Uw_3XFlgXOQDs6R9KVxq2wf2_3Ijdsmvfh7tzt4cPZC07Mea1LTqySQ707FB8yBzByqCgvLI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="660" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPEPqyK_ZbVCgz5_oK0VSGMPZ5fhXWS5quzFzJ8xCKiMOrMGQNioPNSf0vYpkSPmljd2Uw_3XFlgXOQDs6R9KVxq2wf2_3Ijdsmvfh7tzt4cPZC07Mea1LTqySQ707FB8yBzByqCgvLI/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p> <a href="https://www.goerie.com/story/news/state/2021/03/09/treasure-hunt-pa-civil-war-gold-dents-run-elk-county-fbi/4641200001/">https://www.goerie.com/story/news/state/2021/03/09/treasure-hunt-pa-civil-war-gold-dents-run-elk-county-fbi/4641200001/</a></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-77222647299331130582021-02-22T09:36:00.002-05:002021-02-22T09:36:49.713-05:00<p> Apparently, the Philippines isn't the only country with Yamashita treasure fever. Thailand has long thought it held WWII lost treasure hoards. </p><p><a href="https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/x-marks-the-spot-or-doesnt-for-thai-buried-treasure-hunters-344460">https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/x-marks-the-spot-or-doesnt-for-thai-buried-treasure-hunters-344460</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8QaQzpNgASazC6iX4wjQYzY5wO-mI-_9qI2iStaEW4Jh_IrkugZvEp-U07I0fPp_XDVtwZnHUS4kpTBKP60qCwpm9d40rFlVs4qix68cfuCOTUq0chq_G_HpXdihvLqilRysqhjY-PE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="960" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8QaQzpNgASazC6iX4wjQYzY5wO-mI-_9qI2iStaEW4Jh_IrkugZvEp-U07I0fPp_XDVtwZnHUS4kpTBKP60qCwpm9d40rFlVs4qix68cfuCOTUq0chq_G_HpXdihvLqilRysqhjY-PE/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-6847544477144839892021-02-15T11:10:00.001-05:002021-02-15T11:10:16.284-05:00<p> I love these vintage photos of silver coins recovered post WWII that were dumped in Manila Bay by fleeing U.S. forces--to keep them from falling into Japanese hands. I'm sure these U.S. sailors didn't find them all. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib01DXIYhyphenhyphen7mh257WCV_RzPE5WV0pkvIuzSsfV5duDeGBrksD-l0jYFq3MGPo2GmhEmA7oo2RgyzdoOBU7oBwLPGwjTZdQvBGFw1KaKtv2MMl8WWCuX-wDmdm08GoIAwLc5f3tyQw2ip4/s1024/Philippines+silver+coins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="985" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib01DXIYhyphenhyphen7mh257WCV_RzPE5WV0pkvIuzSsfV5duDeGBrksD-l0jYFq3MGPo2GmhEmA7oo2RgyzdoOBU7oBwLPGwjTZdQvBGFw1KaKtv2MMl8WWCuX-wDmdm08GoIAwLc5f3tyQw2ip4/s320/Philippines+silver+coins.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Steel's reasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621499592786002431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-51663391551630455552020-11-08T12:49:00.010-05:002020-11-08T12:54:34.150-05:00The Tiger and the Fuhrer<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: #999999; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the odd WWII stories file--several times during WWII--Tomoyuki Yamashita, The Tiger of Malaya, traveled to Germany and met with the Führer Adolf Hitler. While discussions of military related issues dominated the meetings-- supposedly, the two shared a mutual interest in plundered gold. Ironically, late in the war, Japan tried to rescue Hitler's financially ruined economy, reportedly, with a shipment of two tons of gold. An Imperial Japanese Navy submarine laden with the gold was targeted by U.S. aircraft. Today, the sub and entombed crew, lay under 17,000 feet of water, on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean-- including the gold. The wreck was located in 1995, but efforts to recover the gold have been in vain.</span></b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE5D7wH2BsRXgqC16dJ25tlJDUmUBOnAi9MHt1dss-nKmYAzcfghRSr60jsrv6Mng9XdiMzRGhOOF2KI99gz3sx6MmmReRniymU7tFbbd4-QGN4VBeI18-2QGowKValvhtnXnaYlCob8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE5D7wH2BsRXgqC16dJ25tlJDUmUBOnAi9MHt1dss-nKmYAzcfghRSr60jsrv6Mng9XdiMzRGhOOF2KI99gz3sx6MmmReRniymU7tFbbd4-QGN4VBeI18-2QGowKValvhtnXnaYlCob8/" width="171" /></a></div><p></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.history.com/news/hitler-yamashita-meeting-world-war-two-gold">https://www.history.com/news/hitler-yamashita-meeting-world-war-two-gold</a></span></p>steelstreasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17317940122815153364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-20628985089420463242020-11-07T08:57:00.000-05:002020-11-07T08:57:16.171-05:00Yamashita treasure hunters trapped in mine<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not for amateurs. Dangerous digs cost lives-- but the allure of the lost WWII treasure is powerful. In late October, in the Philippines, six treasure hunters were trapped in an underground tunnel in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu_vJeSZdwZEH7OX2p7AVATk5h-r1z_MbFVU1Q2aFvy6PL8qN8xnQXsyu2S4PTlFLqxUY06MsraazRvZsYdGtzxAxqBVakVsnuQ7CIaGvCTAeEF7pzNa9oBjdibmft9MoEvEYUXfHSW8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu_vJeSZdwZEH7OX2p7AVATk5h-r1z_MbFVU1Q2aFvy6PL8qN8xnQXsyu2S4PTlFLqxUY06MsraazRvZsYdGtzxAxqBVakVsnuQ7CIaGvCTAeEF7pzNa9oBjdibmft9MoEvEYUXfHSW8/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.untvweb.com/news/six-miners-trapped-in-collapsed-underground-tunnel-in-surigao-del-sur/">https://www.untvweb.com/news/six-miners-trapped-in-collapsed-underground-tunnel-in-surigao-del-sur/</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>steelstreasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17317940122815153364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367053957693745645.post-1899814547183859942020-07-15T15:41:00.000-04:002020-07-15T15:41:55.907-04:00New digging in Tayug town in the Philippines looking for WWII treasure<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Folks keep digging looking for lost WWII treasure in the Philippines. Tayug town was Gen. Yamashita’s base for the Second Armored Division and the 10th Reconnaissance Regiment of the Japanese Imperial Army.</span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Yamashita reportedly stationed his troops in Tayug as a blocking force against the Americans as the Japanese made their way up to Mountain Province using the Villa Verde Trail in nearby San Nicolas town.</span><br />
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Not all lost WWII treasure in the Philippines can be found on land. Millions of dollars worth of silver pesos probably still lurk in the depths of Caballo Bay just off the former U.S. WWII fortress of Corregidor. At the onset of WWII (Jan/Feb 1942) American forces--to keep the Philippine government's national treasury from falling into Japanese hands--loaded the U.S.S. Trout with 2 million dollars in gold bars and $360,000 in silver which were shipped to San Francisco. Unable to transport heavy coinage--U.S. forces-- dumped nearly 16 million silver pesos into the ocean (in today's dollars--worth tens of millions). During the war, Japanese forces attempted to recover the pesos-- in some cases using captured U.S. navy diver prisoners of war. Some of the pesos were recovered (some estimates of up to 75 percent)-- but many probably remain hidden in the ocean. The Philippine pesos are valuable (based on silver weight and purity)---the U.S. operated a mint in the Philippine's capital city Manila where the silver pesos were made on the same silver blank as the Morgan silver dollar. The mint operated from 1920-1941 until it was destroyed by U.S. forces during the fighting in the capital. Might be worth some eager scuba diver's time to search for the valuable coins.<br />
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