Fantastic!

I got this in and its a beaut!!! Opens fine.. No rattle when shaken... Its in great shape. Sharp. I tried to purchase one from a well known militaria dealer. It was not as nice as this one and they wanted a little more than I paid for this one. They would not sell it to me because I live in Illinois. I told them to check the laws. It legal in Illinois to own and even carry a switchblade if you have a FOID card. They would not sell it though. Yes, if you have a Firearms Owners ID Card in Illinois you can own and carry a switchblade.

Welcome to the US Military Forum, I think everyone here thats a serious patch colloctor has a few Wosk patches in the collection. I would have loved to have seen it in its hay day! David 

We are newly registered, so I am experimenting to see if this counts as our #1 POST to achieve 30 posts. Our parents owned an ARMY-NAVY store in San Diego during the war.  Most everything was boxed up in 1946 <?>. We 3 sisters started going through it maybe 25 (? ) years ago.  Newspapers in which some inventory was bundled were dated l946.  Here is a photo of the store on lower Broadway.  The 'tall' building in the background was the Salvation Army.  If this passes muster, we will be adding additional information.  Thank you, Donna Wosk { { {. If this does Not constitute a Post,  Please let us know . . .how to.  I loathe computers ! } } }

Any new digs!

Pass the Popcorn !!!!! I too have had the same sort of thing happen to me  on ebay. It prob happens to everyone who purchases things at auction. At some point in time it will occur. Seller sets a bid much lower than it cost them. Auction does not garner the funds they expected.... and they yank it. Because they are being dishonest and wont follow through when they dont get what they want. It rarely happens but it does sometimes. What can you do? Avoid buying from them in the future and  leave the appropriate negative feedback and move on. And... any and all warnings on here, about dishonest sellers on ebay is always appreciated.

Hello all.    I’m somewhat familiar with naval aviation items but for some reason the ID of these two escape me.  Would appreciate any help with an ID if anyone knows what they are.   Thanks  Matt  

Sure, they are private purchase shoes which officers had to buy on their own... Uniform section:    

Sorry dave but when people accuse me of something that I am not involved in thats a issue. I could have been a little nicer I guess. But to say maybe I know the seller and I am covering for them because I disagreed with how he handled the issue witch sounds like is still ongoing is crossing the line for me.

@jerry_k would you happen to know anything about the shoes those Santee pilots are wearing in the first photo? I’m curious if they are an issue item or private purchase.