Just one of the interesting things I found while cleaning a closet.

[Fred]

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[Fred]

This image blurred upon posting, but the date is 1941

[JohnMOhio]

It was part of the mess kit I was issued in basic training in 1959.

[Tom in N.J.]

U.S. Army mess knife with pre-forms for handles by the Bakleite Co, same as the plastic Navy bayonet blades and cross guards.