What are your thoughts on these? Is the m1 rigger modified? The m1 looks like an 82nd one I have seen in a museum before, also notice the amount of times the make mark was stamped.  Thanks for the help.   

Amazing map, I can even see the street in District 2 where the hotel is that I stayed in when I visited Vietnam last year 😮   If you compare it wit Google Maps it's obvious the city has grown in size quite a lot.

This looks like a "Golden Falcons" patch except the bird is black, wearing headphones, and carrying a red bomb. It certainly suggests anti-submarine. I can't find anything like it. The patch meadures 6" across the bottom banner. There is a clear substance residue, in spots, on the back - maybe an iron-on aid or something? Trying to get a positive ID, age and origin. Thanks for any help.

Interesting rifle.  I would also think the damage is battle damage due to the concentrated area. Especially with the sling swivel snapped in two.  I would think someone would have removed that so as not to snag on clothes, skin, etc.  It looks like someone preserved this as a souvenir of an event...

The would guess the handle was added by the soldier as a hook to attach to his gear while in the field.

that's the "undetected" part...still a crime   Indian troops in winter clothing with US Thompson submachine guns in Persia (Iran), 1944  

. hi mikie,   The Sally referred to in the article was an American woman that moved to Germany in the mid 30's, around 1940 / 1941 she began on the radio with propaganda for the German  state, over the years she became famous to Allied troops as Axis Sally.   She survived the war and lived in Columbus Ohio and died aged 87 in 1988.  Below is her real name and she can be read about on Wikipedia , I couldn't get the link to post here.    Mildred Gillars - can be found on Wikipedia     Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 12  June  2O26.   ..    

I see! So 100% provenance. It doesn't get better than that!

This is an unusual piece that I recently picked up at a flea market. Metal handle added to a 1966 canteen. Originally I thought it was an Army surplus add-on, but thought I would get the forum's thoughts before I remove it.

I tried in the "Can You ID" room but thought I would try here. I just acquired a small stack of these patches. I have never seen anything like it. I was hoping I could opinions on: 1) What these might be? 2) Age? 3) Where they may have been made? I don't have them in hand yet, so these are the best shots I can provide. Thanks for any input.