this mornings swap meet haul WWII USAAF survival knife

[MAS36]

 

 

I think I did pretty good this morning

 

can of emergency drinking water marked "PROPERTY of US GOV'T"

 

WWII Army Air Force folding survival machete with blade guard, made by Cattaraugus USA

 

WWII GI compass marked:

 

6 - 45

 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS US ARMY

 

MANUFACTURED BY SUPERIOR MAGNETO CORP. LI CITY NY USA

 

brass whistle:

 

HORSTMANN PHILA

 

matching set of WWII GI dog tags

 

metal two piece container marked:

 

WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY

 

Im glad I went early today 7 AM

[Bob Hudson]

That's much better than I did at the swap meet this morning (I got an OD USMC utility cap).

 

That folding machete is probably worth $125, the compass $30-40 (if were undated from earlier in the war it's be worth twice that).

 

That Waltham case is interesting. They made all sorts of compasses and timepieces for the military, but I have not seen that case before. We have a forum thread on compass pouches so maybe posting a photo there would bring forth an ID: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...p?showtopic=562