Rack number. Every soldier was assigned a rifle with a specific number on it.

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That is an awesome Navy Helmet! Is there a liner?   ALEXANDER GETTMAN Nov 26, 1910 - Nov 24, 2002   U.S. Navy during World War II, PHOM2 referred to the rating of Photographer's Mate Second Class. This rating indicated the enlisted sailor's specialty in photography and their pay grade of Petty Officer Second Class.    https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/ALEXANDERGETTMAN/07BF9E4   When Alexander Gettman was born on 26 November 1910, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, his father, Fredrick Gettman, was 24 and his mother, Amelia Weiss, was 24. He married Helen Johnson on 14 February 1941. He lived in Walla Walla, Washington, United States in 1920 and Portland City Election Precinct 22, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 24 November 2002, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

I really like great pocket  !

CBI Patch is really great  ! Nice Find

Howdy!    Picked all these up at an estate sale this weekend, my personal favorites being the 1967 poncho liner and theater made CBI patch.

m1helmetnerd- The machete appears to be one made by the Collins Company.  They did use that blade design. Some machetes they made were stamped on the blade, or had only a paper label. As to whether it is a WW2 issue, not sure.   Scabbard is WW2, but not sure about the machete. SKIP

Do any of you know about that number painted white on the stock? Was that something done in our military? I’d rather remove it if not wartime US legit. Thanks. mikie

VNAMVET70-You are looking at the "line of white" my friend. Because of possible glare it kind of appears to be sharpened by a previous owner. Difficult to tell. Based on the original photo you have a nice one.  SKIP

A friend showed this to me in hopes to find out anything about the name A Gettman. The name is also ink stamped 3 times inside of the WW2 liner.