@4thraiders Thank you! I am looking on that page now, and will contact them to see if they have come across my Grandfather's precious possessions!

Any good sources to learn about some of the theater made knives? Or shop knives. Starting to see a few locally. 

Have shared this with other forum members and Facebook pages but thought it would be cool to share on here. Thought this would be a good reference for others on here. 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division during the Battle of Piva Forks, Bougainville Campaign. Everything original. No helmet unfortunately. Working on that rn. Missing 2 blanco/camo’d canteens so I had to use P1917 canteens for now.   I do apologize for the unprofessional pictures. Had to take them on my bed.  P42 Pants Chrome Buttoned Patch Pocket P41 Pants 3 Blanco/dyed Cartridge Belts Blanco Bayonet 2 2nd Pattern FAP’s 1 Blanco’d Boondockers Blanco D Ring Pea Green Depot Shovel Cover Shovel Boyt 43 Belt  42 Shelter Half 44 Poncho Early Round Suspenders 42 Bayonet Kabar 41 M1 Garand  1922 Springfield

Interesting group.    My guess would be $300-400?

You may want to check with usmc_finds_ww2 on Instagram 

Wow. Those are some absolute top drawer examples of early HP liners.    Great to see that  classic St Clair from the book 👍🏻

Ha!  As long as you are showing dog pictures, I can’t resist showing off my grand pups. Baylan on the left, Gunji on the right. Love my guys! mikie  

I am trying to make this photo of tuskegee airmen look like it was not cut in half and I am not doing that good of a job can anyone help.   https://www.newspapers.com/image/1080353375/ pages 46 and 47    

I just got this in a pile of WW1 vegetable ivory buttons. Hoping someone will chime in with more info on WW1 collar hook & eye fasteners and let us know if this is the right one or not.   

Need help identifying if this is an early P41 or late.  I have many P41s and this one is different. First 5 pictures below are of the item in question. The last 2 pictures are a different P41 that is like all of my others wrt the top button under the collar and embossed US Marine Corps donut buttons.  Does anyone have any data/pictures of the very first contract run (Nov 1941) of P41s?   The HBT fabric is thicker and heavier compared to all my other P41s in my collection the donut buttons have laurel leaves not embossed US Marine Corps the brest pocket is rounded at the bottom corners - some contractors did this and some did it during post war production after P44 was ditched and P41 were brought back the first button under the collar is not centered like others, it is more to the left and under the collar - last two pictures are of a different P41 with a straight line button orientation. the EGA... it has one ribbon, the globe is not solid and the rope shows lines... kinda like a post war stencil / iron on stencil. The breast pocket has double stitching like an early Keystone P41 Production of P41s ended when P51s came out.  Yet, P41s being used into Vietnam have been proven.   I've researched this for hours.... The first P41 contract was in November, 1941. Research is conflicting on one or two ribbon EGAs for the first contract run.  Was it a Navy contract?  The top button could be a Navy contract.    The buttons: US Marine Corps embossing - were they applied then?  The laurel leaf type buttons were applied throughout as suppliers used what they had available.