Original 1944 Panther Fibel !!!Just picked this up from one of my customers/friends from my local VFW...its an original 1944...I couldn't find a comparable original example available for sale....only English versions and reproductions. It has been confirmed authentic and original in all respects by several experts..one who owns 2 examples of which he paid 900 Euros for the one and that was 15 years ago! Surviving examples reside in museum collections. This is a "bring back" from the war. It's in phenomenal condition!!! Has the original "board game" with it and large fold outs in the back!! All attached and not separated!! After some research and talking with some colleagues I overseasI've found that it is extremely RARE and seldom seen in original condition...and an original rarely comes up for sale...especially in this condition! This was created by the Germans to replace the cumbersome tank manuals of the period..it used humor, rhymes and illustrations..it is indeed quite in depth and detailed also!! It is 98 pages plus the large game which is tucked in and in Amazing complete condition and not separated...also the large fold outs in the back! Any other information from the forum would be greatly appreciated! I plan on letting it go eventually. Condition is simply amazing. It is no wonder why so few have survived!

Recovered from the Meuse-Argonne battlefield is this US M1910 canteen cup. The remaining bit of folding handle is marked "345  M." I figure that's for 345th Infantry, M Company or Machine Gun Company. I need to do further research on the units possibly located in the area where the cup was allegedly found.  

I turned up this backpack which appears to be theatre made but perhaps was put together post war that is named to a a member of Service Co., 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division who was in St. Lo, France in June of 1944.  The backpack was made from two M-1936 Musette Bags that had their covers cut off and then sewn together with a matching khaki panel and then attached by two straps both of which are dated (1943 and 1944) including one that was British Made. There is a Laundry mark on one and a name along with full serial number on the other ID'd to the PFC.  The backpack fits an adult perfectly and has the D rings present to allow a snap strap to be worn like a belt across the waist front.  The open pouches appear to be well positioned to carry large items such as mortar rounds or grenades to the side.  I've seen plenty of these that were modified post war by Boy Scouts and Forest Service groups but there are no markings which are usually present on those for any of those groups.  Just wondering if anyone has ever seen another one of these that was made up for D-Day for the 29th Division.

Chief Petty Officers USN Regulations 1941       And for the aforementioned warrant officers

Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, Army Training Center and Fort Jackson commander, speaks during a change of command ceremony for the 193rd Infantry Brigade held on Victory Field at Fort Jackson, June 26, 2026. (Photo Credit: Robert Timmons)   Color bearers from the 193rd Infantry Brigade render honors during a change of command ceremony were Col. David W. Hensel took command of the brigade, June 26, 2026. (Photo Credit: Robert Timmons)

Very nice display. I can't say that I have ever seen more than a couple items for sale from the Revolution.  

I forgot to mention that I personally did not dig any of this. The cartridge box and canteen are from around that time period but they have no direct provenance to the ARW.

Wow, nice display! Thanks for taking the time to share. I shouldn’t think the mods would have any issue with the display of RAF parts and pieces. A lot of USAAF flyers (bomber crews and fighter pilots) utilized British gear while obverse there. Once again, nice display. 

Happy 250th! This is my small collection of Revolutionary War artifacts.   The top shelf has a soldier’s pocket knife dug from the Yorktown battlefield, musket balls found on major battlefields, soldier’s uniform buttons and shoe buckles and small parts of a musket found in the Hudson Highlands in New York State.   Second shelf has a soldier’s cartridge box, more shoe buckles, musket balls from major battlefields, bayonet, wooden canteen, a soldier’s clay smoking pipe, the $8 paper currency dated May 9, 1776 and an empty Jefferson select whiskey bottle that a friend gave me (it wasn’t empty when he gave it to me!)   Hope we all have a fine celebratory day despite this incredible heat!   Best Regards, Frank

Hi Mikie,   I think it’s a WW2 hat.   My reasoning is that the material covering the edge of the visor is not plastic but an oil cloth of some type.   This is an observation that I’ve made over the years and used as a guide.   I could be wrong but every hat I ever found from a WW2 vet had the visor edge covered with oil cloth.   The exact date of when the visor trim changed is something I don’t know.   Peter