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    • blitzrid
      I would assume it isn’t because of the condition and the price I got it for, but who knows!
    • Marshallj
      Maybe it was owned by a WW1 vet recalled to active duty and he was remembering his first war days.
    • patches
      It was we might mention not  worn  on Camouflage Smocks, though maybe on a Camouflage Custom Made Tunic as well as any light weight HBT and or Drill Tunics of the few Colors see in Luftwaffe Pattern, that is the Luftwaffe Tropical Tunic Cut i.e. Field Blue, Field Grey, Reed Green.   I was looking around for a Flak Cuff Badge or any other Trade one embroidered on Tan cloth for the Tan Luftwaffe Tunic but so far haven't spotted any, so we imagine that if these type badges were worn, the Blue ones were just worn.
    • patrick61
    • patrick61
      Hi there looking for Wolf77
    • Preppy Picker
      Without having it in hand I will say the decal looks good.
    • blitzrid
      i will look into it sorry for the late reply!
    • patches
      Worn on the Flying Blouse as seen here, as is all the different Luftwaffe badges of this type.  
    • patches
      One more U Boot Sailor, 1916, very dirty, perhaps one of the engine mechanics. Can't make out the remainder of Cap Tally other then TORPEDO, and what might be ABTEILUNG (See what looks like ABT)
    • patches
      Checking around  bit I found this good description of the nature of the Guardia Civil.   the Guardia Civil is a unique Spanish law enforcement agency with a military nature (a gendarmerie), organized along military lines and responsible for civil policing, but falls under the dual authority of the Ministry of the Interior (for civil policing) and the Ministry of Defence (for military missions), acting as a bridge between military and civilian security. It's not a branch of the Army but a separate armed body that handles public safety, rural policing, border control, and customs, distinct from the regular Armed Forces but sharing military structure and discipline. 
    • Danny J
      Ah Mike sorry forgot to add, no, apparently that was the common belief, but in the case of these knives, an Australian commando knife manufactured by Whittingslowe Engineering in 1944, the "I" combined with a broad arrow specifically stands for "Inspected".  This marking indicates that the weapon was officially accepted into military service after passing government quality control. While many Commonwealth knives use this mark to denote Indian ownership, on Whittingslowe knives, it is a standard Australian Army inspection/acceptance stamp.  this is widely accepted nowadays on these particular knives, not an Indian stamp. The contract was a US contract in 1944 for Australia to make a local alternative for US troop based in Aus to use in New Guinea & the pacific, it was also adopted by Australian commandos.   The knife is ok, the scabbard I’m not sure, but also there where different makers for the scabbard, but just can’t find one anywhere that has the same look🤷‍♂️ this history game hey, a lot of piecing together through lost arts😁
    • Baseplate
      Danny,   Not exactly sure what you have there - probably a bit of a Frankenknife.   The crow's foot with 'I' tells me that it (or that part of the hilt) was made in India.   Best   Mike
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