A fantastic family archive. Thanks for sharing   As for the numbers I know there has been a lot od study and recall the man who stamped many of these is known. I know its been stated that 500 were done but did it actually stop right at 500?  In the Force there were 3 Regiments with 6 Companies each numbering 1-6 . The question is was the number random or did it follow a system per regiment for accounting? The number being a Company and regiment marking saying 5th Company 1st regiment knife number/soldier roster number 6? just speculation on my part but just wonder if the numbers were random or had a purpose and more examples would have to be examined. Its possible there was also just a little over 500 numbered and no complete list is known. I have a numbered knife from a 2nd Regt member who had two knives one was his one was his best friends knife. I was able to purchase the other but the prior owner decided to split them up and never sold me the second as promised and its now in another collection. I also have an unnumbered example.   The story is widely known by Force and knife collectors that the stamping was stopped due to the stamps wearing out and all were hand stamped. Looking at your example, the number looks either miss-stamped or double struck to make the number more visible at the time.    Would love to see the picture of the 45 and being a 1911 is more than correct. Many WW1 era 1911s were in inventory and being issued to the armed forces in WW2. I knew a 2nd Regiment vet who also had his 45 and recall it to be the 1911 not a 1911a1. Probably one of the most well know 1911s is the one oof Major Dick Winters and is displayed in the Gettysburg Museum of History.    Thanks again for posting

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Hello Here's my brand new little collection of flashes and Crests. For Crests sold individually, I'm looking for the corresponding unit and flash. For flashes sold individually, I'm also looking for the corresponding Crests. Enjoy your visit!

Farrington's Swords and Sabers of the United States Army 1867-1918 devotes 16 pages to thse light artillery sabers, which he describes as the 1882 Light Artillery Officer's Saber.

I don't pay much attention to these artillery sabers and am not nearly as familiar with them as I am with Cavalry sabers, but according to Farrington (p.139) the SA artillery sabers are not marked.  The defining trait of the unmarked SA artillery sabers vs. unmarked commercial models is apparently the steel fillet in the drag (p. 142).

In 2019, I was doing some searches on the well known auction site.  I was looking for an elusive Boy Scout item that my son wanted and I stumbled across a photograph of a Boy Scout grouping that caught my eye.  The rather crudely made patch in the picture told me that this was probably not Boy Scout.  To be honest with you, I had never seen or heard of the "Battle Patrol" of World War 2 fame.  I did, however, easily recognized the 3rd Infantry Division patch.  A quick Google search told me that I should go ahead and do the "Buy-It-Now".  Even at that point, I was not aware of how elusive this pocket patch was.  After the purchase, I contacted the seller to inquire about the original owner and was informed that she had no idea of who might have been the original owner.  This woman went to estate sales, garage sales, resell shops, etc. looking for things to flip for extra income.  She couldn't remember where the patch was located.  I mentioned the 7th Infantry and she threw in the 7th Infantry Regiment collar device.  I truly believe the two would have come from the same source.  The woman did tell me that she lives in Colorado and that what  she had would have been found there.   I've had this for 7 years and have been periodically searching the internet to find another to compare it to.  All I can find are copies that don't come close to looking like this.  Even the Italian made 7th Infantry Regiment collar device is hard to find.   I do not believe the RANGER tab in the grouping is military.     I personally feel that this has got to authentic.  I'm curious about what the experts think.        

I posted too soon.  The name and address of the caption match the Draft Card for Donald Ervin Jensen, born 6-17-20, honorably discharged on 10-14-45.

Any thoughts on the value of this shirt?   Have a nice weekend all,   Fred

In the Randolph Scott movie " To the Shores of Triploi " The men selected for Sea School training get something pinned on their dress blues by the Commanding Officer. It's some kind of badge, a half round with EGA emblem. I saw it on an internet search a long time ago, can't find it now.   Anybody know what that badge is ? Have an image ?

Great looking bag Hargreaves!