We made south of 10 fake fiber liners 20 years back. Of course we destroyed original gear and liners getting cloth etc. I'll see if any of these still exist to get some pics. Webbing was removed, interiors of liners were hand painted with some shade of Tamiya paint then webbing reattached. We used rubber window trim from Auto Zone to get the right 'look' for the rim, with the cloth from a 1935 clothing bag as the sacrificial lamb, tucked into the window trim then slipped over the rim of the hp liners. Visually they were identical to an original, but once removed from a steel shell it's obviously not the real deal

Thank you sir. I thought the same thing about the screwdriver being short, but I don’t see any evidence of being reshaped. This thing really has me scratching my head.

The "Made in USA" blade only came on the Kingston-45, during WWII.  (I think)(unless you are referring to some of the bone handled knives.  The screw driver must have been reshaped.  I have not seen one that short  (except on the very rare Stevenson/Robeson model which has a different shape). The can opener looks a little short....again, maybe reshaped.    I think you're right.  Post war parts knife.  Great curiosity! Marv

Harrier at Wings Over Houston in 86 or 87. 

LOL.  What happened between your post above (#3) and this one?  

"Not to be that guy..." but I'm really surprised that this thread has been allowed to continue since it is about a piece of German (non-US) gear with no connection to the US military, such as a reference to a vet who brought it back.   (mind you, I don't mind), but they are usually shut down pretty quick.     Steve 

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Still looking for information.    Thanks, Jay

I’d did end up testing it on my recent Hawley liner endeavors that you can check out in the repro militaria section of the forum. Definetly need some practice, but it definetly has potential.

Hey gearfan I had a good buddy that was pretty good at it. He learned thru practice how long he had to leave the material in the bleach. Start with short small pieces and experiment. My friend is gone now so I can’t refer you to him but give it a shot. Good luck.