Hi everyone, I’m new to this group. My name is Marc; I’m 46 years old and live in Sittard, in the Dutch province of Limburg. My passion for World War II actually began when I was a young teenager. My grandparents used to tell me stories about the war though I didn't fully grasp everything that had happened back then, I certainly did as I got older. As kids, we often played near the bunkers along the river here; I absolutely loved it. When I turned 18 in 1998, I bought my first metal detector and was instantly hooked. I started searching near those bunkers where we used to play,believe I found a few shell casings here and there,but as the years went by and I acquired better detectors and a car, we began searching all over the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, and managed to find some really cool stuff. I still search for WWII relics, but for about 15 years now, I’ve also been looking for Celtic and Roman artifacts I only have to go a few hundred meters away to find that older material. I’ve regularly managed to return WWII items,with scratched service numbers, laundry numbers, or names—to the families of veterans, including those of fallen soldiers.   That’s a bit about me. The first photo is from 1998. The second photo is from last winter. And just a random photo of a WWII dump pit.   sorry for my bad English   greetings

P4M-1Qs of Patrol Unit & Naval Communications Unit 32G (?) at NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco. I presume the tail codes are spurious?

Those things are way cool. My old job had a huge one in the machine shop. It was old but not military marked. I loved when a project came up that needed holes punched! mikie

Well said and I'm with you, if it has some parts that are WW2 but not "correct" for the date range of the receiver, they are part of the rifle's history and I wouldn't change them.  Great rifle!!

It's blank. 

That is a very nice old Smith with great provenance!  I'm a bit surprised The Revenue Cutter Service didn't require a lanyard for their pistols. I also wonder what type holster these were carried in?  Thanks for showing us this.       Steve

That is an awesome piece of kit I wish I had one for my shop!  A few years ago I had a welding tank stamped USN 1945, tough American made equipment lasts a long time.  Cheers Armygas

Hey all,   Is this badge original? It is marked sterling but the thing that throws me off is that it is flat on the front. Thank you for any input.   Jake

Awesome thank you!

Matt_X- Check the top of the handle on the tang, there should be a stamp on what company did the cut down.  SKIP