It’s clear that you are intelligent, and a good writer.  I think it would be good if you stuck around.  In my humble opinion, it takes a little while to get acclimated - it surely did for me.     I think you have a lot to offer, and your enthusiasm is evident - which goes a long way.     You will be fine. 

Paul, Welcome to the forum. If you post this knife in that sub forum, you will get eyes on it from those who specialize in knives. Secondly, the SSN is likely a service number(if military). You can post that here without concern. We have members who are very good at finding vets based on SNs. Welcome aboard, Dave 

You have these wings? Priceless! Gabby Gabreski! Wow!!!!

Listen to "This Is My Home" from "Fury" while reading this with headphones  

Just keeping this fresh, lots of information on this named one. USS New York City SSN-696 TM2 / SS , S.S. Walsh

I wrote this essay for school, some of you might not like it, but read it :)        Today, we will be taking a look at what makes ice different from a mean grumpy person! You might be wondering… “Wait, ice? And a stubborn hard person??? I see all the differences!!!” NO! We’ll also take a look at how they compare, meaning all the similarities!      So! What is ice? Ice is a solid barrier of crust that forms on the outside of the water. And why is that so like a grumpy human who has nothing left good to say? We’ll explain that in a minute! Right after explaining what a “grumpy dan” is! A grumpy person is a crotchety grouchy cranky crabby irascible testy touchy CANTANKEROUS ornery CURMUDGEON human like substance with almost like a hard shell, resisting any truth or knowledge from entering its hardened heart. People like this are all around, maybe not in ways shapes or forms like you might think. A common type of these is widely known as the “Karen”.      People like this are all around, resisting wisdom and knowledge to better understand what their lives are missing. They need the Lord in their souls, the way the truth and the life is only through the Father. These kinds of people are missing that, they’re missing what Jesus did for them on that cross, that Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice so you wouldn’t have to. He GAVE you all a CHANCE, but these people just don’t want to hear it. THEY want to be right, in THEIR mind, THEY can save THEMSELVES! And because of this, THEY despise truth, THEY don’t want anything to do with THEMSELVES being wrong, and that applies to EVERYONE!!! To be humble is to accept this knowledge, to believe this, take it in, and apply it. The grumps can closely be defined as a rock for now obvious reasons. [I DON’T WANT YOU TO READ THIS JUST TO READ IT, READ, THINK, AND APPLY.] You heard earlier that a rock is like a crabby person because rocks are hard, right? Well turns out people are just as hard when they let the truth just bounce away. It’s like ice and water, when you throw a tiny pebble in a pond of water, it goes through the surface and sinks; like the information someone accepts, it sinks in. The ice is like a barrier on a stubborn person which prevents the pebble/information from sinking in.      THERE IS HOPE!!! When deeply thinking, they are alike. But when side to side, appearance takes it away. A human is a being created in the image of God, while ice, it’s just a solid matter of creation without soul. Let’s stick to the critical thinking though!   That's it so far bye (FOR GOOD NOW).

So you’re having problems everywhere you post, it’s not surprising.    The common denominator here is you.   You need to learn how to not let things bother you so much, you are overly sensitive and very defensive.   Not addressing this will give you a life full of conflict.   In all seriousness you need to let go of feelings and stick to principles, all of us struggle with this some more than others.   Good luck in your future ventures.

That would be awesome! How did you manage to narrow down the search in al those documents?

Jeeping in Eritrea under the post-war occupation British administration      

Very nice to see the longer catch for the early low windshield and its slightly different location on the hood!   The low windshield was discontinued after MB 103545 which was in the hood number range W-2034XXX. The (field-applied) hood number shown is slightly higher, which might indicate this jeep failed the final factory inspection and was sent back inside for repairs before acceptance, as happened regularly. If so, it might also have a later D.O.D. than other MBs with frame numbers close by. It should still have the 'W'-prefix, and this might be still there if/when the factory drab blue number is uncovered.   Hood numbers are wild though, and are almost impossible to determine 100% accurately. If you don't recover it during restoration the best you can usually hope is for is an educated guess.   I would love to see some more photos. 😊