It was stolen in 1980. It wasn't about the value - I think it cost about $450 or $500 then. But it wasn't about being expensive, this was something that was a part of who I am and a part of your identity.

Fox411: Take us through what happened when it was stolen in 1980.

ON: I was being transferred from my station in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Newport, Rhode Island and they come in and pack everything up for you. One entire wardrobe containing some of my uniforms and my sword didn't arrive in Newport. It just disappeared somehow off the bus. We filed insurance claims and the necessary paperwork but didn't have success locating it.

Periodically, I'd hear about it over the years. Someone would write me a note saying they had heard about someone having it. But I never did manage to track it down until it showed up on "Auction Kings."

Fox411: The "Auction Kings" team initially tried unsuccessfully to reach you last year, when the sword was first brought in, correct?