If cheap, always good to take a chance. 

We are looking for people who want to be part of this community and not use the platform only to sell or promote their site.   It looks like you understand and want to do that as I see you have quite a few posts already.   I currently live near Detroit, where are you?    

What's the patch on the right side of her jacket? Very nice

This knife and sheath, carried by my father, a fighter pilot of VF-42 on USS Yorktown CV-5 from June 1941 to the bitter end in June 1942, was made in the machine shop aboard the ship whilst they were headed to points west.  Wasn't much available issue, so they had to make do with what was available . . . scrap steel, aluminum, some heavy duty grinders and leather.  He said there was plenty of time and assisting talent to do it right.  

Her name is in the MARINE AUXILIARY cap. I have had them on maniquens at least 15 years. I can't  remember how anything else is marked. From what information I found on the internet there was a Gloria A. Mihalcin born 16 miles from where they had the auction. And she had a child that lived for two years. I will join Ansestry to get more info to figure this out.

Hi. What do you think of this lighter? I find it interesting. Regards.

thanks, I'd list it here but I don't have 50 posts yet. Wish there was a way to bypass that by showing other sites I use tbh

My father was in the Army Air Corp in WWII.  He made this knife.  He told me as a boy that the 4.5 inch blade was made from a propeller, the bakelite rings were from radios, and the aluminum rings were from various parts of damaged aircraft.  The endpiece is screwed onto the tang.  There are no markings on the knife.  My dad is now deceased and I cannot ask more questions of him.  He always kept it in his drawer, and now I keep it in mine.  How common were these knives?  

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I would sure appreciate any updates.   Thanks