My coolest garage sale find- blade dated m3 knife

[cblackw1]

Last weekend my neighbor had a garage sale for his dad who was moving into a retirement home. I never really go to yard sales but I decided to walk over and Im glad that I did. I found this blade dated m3 knife with a pretty cool engraving in the back. Im trying to find out where his father got the knife. The engraving on the back reads Harry Peterson, 39387074, F/505th. Whether or not the engraving means anything or can be traced to a paratrooper its still a pretty cool knife. Let me know what you think.

[cblackw1]

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[Blacksmith]

I personally think it's a great find. While the knife has been really ground down, blade-dated M3s are highly sought after. Harry C. Peterson was born in 1914. He was from Multnomah, Oregon, and enlisted at Ft. Lewis, WA on 2/24/42. I love attributed knives, so that is the best part for me. Congrats on a great garage sale find. They seem few and far between.

 

Edit: Mr. Peterson does appear in the 505th PIR roster as having been in F Company.

[cblackw1]

I personally think it's a great find. While the knife has been really ground down, blade-dated M3s are highly sought after. Harry C. Peterson was born in 1914. He was from Multnomah, Oregon, and enlisted at Ft. Lewis, WA on 2/24/42. I love attributed knives, so that is the best part for me. Congrats on a great garage sale find. They seem few and far between.

Thank you so much! Im going to start researching him soon and hopefully I can find him in records or jump rosters with the 505th.

[usmce4]

Nice find.

 

Was Mr Peterson your neighbor? Ifso, maybe he has more items around that will go with the knife - plus, if you're lucky, and not too late, maybe some good stories.

 

Art

[sundance]

Great catch - you were in the right place at the right time.