If it had a 10 inch blade then I would agree with you. But the 16 inch is fairly common.

It's a 1943

Thanks m1903 Appreciate you taking the time Don  

. Hi earlymb,   yes reading your comment and re-reading my text I almost fell out of my chair at the two spelling mistakes that predictive text had introduced into the text.  Knowing this happens I read and re-read my text several times before I make my posts, after posting I read the post again and multiple times I have had to re-open the text and edit it AGAIN !!!!!!     Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 09 May  2O26.   ..      

And what makes this legendary?

I have just aquired  an A2 from a  2013 year contract. It has velcro for a name tag and command patch nothing on the sleeves. Would the owner have put the velcro on the sleeves or did they not attach  sleeve velcro and stich patches on? 

The other pair are in unissued condition. I found these at a local gun show maybe 40 years ago.

I have two pair of cavalry gloves. The first pair are worn but in nice condition.  I'm only showing one glove since they are mounted on one of my manikins.

While not as common as helmet graffiti it was pretty common.    Chaplain Ray W. Stubbe, 1st Battalion 26th Marines at Khe Sanh in 1968     Khe Sanh 9 February 1968 Photo by Rick Merron   1st Battalion (Mechanized) 5th Infantry Ho Bo Woods 15 August 1966   Mobile Riverine Force My Tho River 26 September 1967 photo by SP5 Robert C. Lafoon    K Company 3rd Battalion 26th Marines    Photo by SSG Craig Schoonderwoerd C Company 2/12 Inf April 1968   Pete Condell passing the Michelin Rubber plantation during the move to Tay Ninh, early November 1967 photo by Edward Episcope C Company 4th Battalion 9th Infantry   1969-1970 photo by Mart Nelson B Company 228th Assault Helicopter Battalion   C Company 3rd Medical Battalion Khe Sanh 1968   1967-1968 photo by Paul Kelly F Company 2nd Battalion 1st Marines   John F. Lawrence 3rd Marine Division, 1968 photo by Gunnery Sergeant Gus Apsitis    Wilkos 1st Platoon D Company 1st Battalion 12th Cavalry      Photo by Doug Wilson 175th Assault Helicopter Company    1st Battalion 5th Marines Hue City 1968 photo by Don McCullin    Near the Joint General Staff compound in Saigon on January 31st 1968, it appears to be a drawing of the ARVN Regional Forces insignia    10 January 1968 20 miles south of Da Nang   Khe Sanh 1 March 1968   Khe Sanh 21 February 1968 photo by Rick Merron