Help with combat knifes

[Mr.Jerry D]

What are the markings/dates on the Parachute harness?

[George C.]

Hello Marc,



Now, for the patches. You've got some very nice WWII patches and I don't see one in the bunch that would cause me any concern.

Top row, left is 13th AB Div. without OD border, which is a little bit harder to find than the OD border version. Next is a U.S. made wool 1st Inf. Div. patch (my dad's outfit during WWII). Some patch collectors will say these are British made, but they are fully embroidered on wool U.S. made just prior to WWII, I believe, in 1940-1941 and early 1942. I've seen them on unmessed with pre war 1st Div. uniforms of soldiers that never made it overseas or England. Next patch is fully embroidered U.S. made AB Command and last in top row is a printed, Brit made 9th AAF.

2nd row, left with the small white X patch. I have no idea on that one? Possibly Brit or European from the weave? Next patch is fully embroidered U.S. made 1st Allied AB Army, next is a common U.S. 2nd Inf. Div., next is Para Glide cap patch for the officer's overseas cap and another U.S. made 1st Allied AB Army.

3rd row, left is what appears to be a very nice hand embroidered Yank Correspondent patch, possibly made in England (very nice, scarce patch made that way), next is the AB tab that goes with your 82nd AB patch on the far right end. Now...the Mountain tab below the AB tab is something I haven't seen before made this way. It looks like a Brit made printed tab and if original, probably the scarcest to rarest patch in this lot. Closer obverse and reverse photos would be appreciated on this patch. It should be arched like the AB tab, but maybe just the way it has been bent in the photo? Very unusual to see a printed patch like this with an edge border? Very nice! Below the Mountain tab are 3 more AB O/S cap patches with EM's having the glider flying to the viewer's left and officer's glider flying to the right. The officer's patch with light blue border is on the scarcer side, compared to the final version of red, white and blue pattern on the others.

I'll leave the other goodies to the guys here who really know their stuff on helmet liners, parachutes, etc..

Regards,
Gary

Hello Gary....

The blue patch with the cross of St Andrew is the British 52nd (Lowland) Division, and the "MOUNTAIN" was worn below the shield.

Trained as a mountain division. it never served in this role and was converted to an Air-Landing Division, and was to be a follow-on force during Operation MARKET.

George C.

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Hi Marc,

Here are some pictures of FS knives with the /I\B2 inspection marks.
Regards
Irv

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I wish I could get my close up pictures as clear as the one you posted.
Regards
Irv
PS I have got it set to Macro!

[Marc verstraete]

Hi Guys, I thank you all for the information you are giving me. I really appreciate. I am at this time buried in work and have not much time to post lots of pictures or to make long sentences. I post here two pictures of the gun. Hopefully next week will be calmer and I will be able to post more pictures of detail. Do I continue on this treat or do I make a new one? If the cardboard helmet liner is of special interest, do I make a new treat?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o></o>

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[GLM]

Hello Gary....

The blue patch with the cross of St Andrew is the British 52nd (Lowland) Division, and the "MOUNTAIN" was worn below the shield.

Trained as a mountain division. it never served in this role and was converted to an Air-Landing Division, and was to be a follow-on force during Operation MARKET.

George C.

Hello George,

Thanks for the information on the "Mountain" flash. My brain was stuck in the U.S. patch mode with this flash being white on blue and didn't consider British. I thought I was looking at what would have been a very scarce tab for the U.S. 10th Mountain Div. SSI.

With the 52nd (Lowland) not being used in the capacity for which they were trained, do you know if there were many of the MOUNTAIN flashes made? Were they actually worn by the 52nd?

Regards,
Gary