I am not a Navy brat but an Army brat (son of a Philippine Scout). I have been in the US since August 1950 when my late Dad took us all to the US after the Philippines Division was disbanded in Sept. 1949 after the Philippines became a republic. I have been living in the Washington, DC metropolitan area since 1957 when I got out of the USAF. Married a Navy brat whose Father was the Chief Steward with the Commandant of the Naval District of Washington.  I became interested In the history of the Filipino stewards who served in the White House. I knew of some of them particularly the ones who served under Pres. Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, and Nixon. I have been compiling stories, and photos related to this topic for quite some time, and maybe write a book about this topic. Being a 90-year-old guy, met a lot of Filipinos who served in the US Navy and also being a member of the VFW Post 5471 (Gen. MacArthur/Lim Post) since 1963) some of the younger Navy guys are fellow members.

Not a bayonet collector per se, but this appears to be a standard 1917 Remington Bayonet for the Enfield with a painted scabbard:     Closeups of the bayonet’s markings:     And, photos of the scabbard:     My questions:    1. Anything notable about the bayonet? 2. The scabbard appears to be painted leather. Why? 3. Not planning to sell it, but what is the general price range on these?   Thanks for any information!

. . Well time to get back to the Then & Now at Trevieres.       Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,   June 17  2024.    ...

. Well time to get back to the Then & Now at Trevieres.       Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,   June 17  2024.    ...

. Well time to get back to the Then & Now at Trevieres.       Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,   June 17  2024.    ...

. Hi Kevin,    I only ever wanted to buy original old stock pieces, sadly when I look at some of the reproduction parts that are now sold to recent Jeep owners that have never seen the original pieces such as the webbing across the top of the radiator and the felt pieces sold for the sides and top of the radiator.  The thin brass plating on some parts that should be solid brass and cheap thin plating on other parts.     Some more blasts from the past I bought off you, and I still have many other pieces as well for when I had more than one Jeep.           Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent,   June 17  2024.    ...

So much gear was just destroyed with no thought to preservation. I remember talking to an ex RAF guy who was given the job of smashing up wooden aircraft recognition models, he asked if he could take some home for his kids but was told he would be done for theft if he tried.

This is not an especially rare wing, although I don't recall seeing it show up very often in "just WWII" groupings.    I misspoke above and conflated two autobiographical wings. Here is an autobiographical grouping of Airman 3rd class Glen Frederick Story (sadly, he was MIA/KW KIA--may have been one of the last casualties of the war).  (See his story here: https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000D1viOEAR).  The other wing is also a KW grouping, but it is hiding from me right now.   He was born in 1933 and would have been too young to enlist in WWII (he died just a couple of months after his 20th birthday).  I am not sure when he enlisted into the USAF and went to Korea, but assuming he was about 18 when he joined the USAF from South Dakota, he likely would have enlisted around 1950-51 (just as the KW was starting). Then, assuming about a year in training, it is possible that he wouldn't have earned his wings until 1952 or so.  Then I assume he went to Korea and was MIA/KIA a year later (1953).  I have a back listing of what I need to research, so I don't know for sure, but that is my feeling of the timeline for his service.  Maybe someone could clarify, but I am sure that he didn't serve in WWII (he would have been 15 in 1945)   In Korea, he was the flight engineer of a B-26C Invader with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing at Kunsan Air Force Base (K-8), Korea. On July 14, 1953, while on a night intruder mission, contact with the aircraft was lost between Sinanju and Pyongyang, North Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on July 15, 1954. Airman Third Class Story was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.     This may have been wings issued to him if he graduated from one of the gunnery schools, but it would have been 5-6 years after the end of WWII.   There was clearly some overlap (probably a lot) of WWII-made insignia worn into the KW and (even VN) war eras.   I won't quibble too much about that, but I still maintain the feeling that this pattern was more commonly seen post-WWII.   But I do think we tend to try to narrow down the dates of wings as if it really matters that much.  Great wings.

very impresive

I would think it was 1985-86 at a guess.......