This is more than I had known.  I have a 1913 saber with serial number 595.  This is the lowest number I'd seen until coming here.   I also seek an SA 1916 blade.  These appear to be really rare.  Hayes Otoupalik, a collector and dealer in Missoula, has seen only one--an Officer's Saber that he bought on eBay after I directed him to it because I could not then afford it myself.  Now I can, but it is gone.   Did SA make any blades dated 1918?  I have LF&C blades dated 1918 and 1919, and need only an SA 1916 and an SA Officer's Saber to complete my collection . . . unless there is an SA 1918 to get, as well.

DaBomb, thank you for your comments.  I am always interested in what marketing material you have.  

Thanks for confirming. I think it was the 8th not the 5th Reg

Yes, from what I have read it was the practice at least on the Western Front for the soldiers of all the armies to be rotated in and out of the front lines on a regular basis. 

. Nice collection, thanks for sharing    I had always wanted one of these Krag knives / bayonets for my collection and only ever dreamed that I would find one.  Back in the mid / late 90's A US collecting friend got a tip on a closed down Surplus store and when I visited we went to search through this store with arrangement from the retired owner.  My friend Tom opened a wooden ammunition chest and there was about a dozen bayonets in there and one of these in that bunch,  he also wanted one for his collection and it was his lead so although I never managed to acquire one it was great just finding one stashed in an old ammo crate and handling this historical piece for a while.       Thanks again, lewis.   ...

One step at a time!   I like the “been there” look of the stock.  Perfect for a project like this.   Have you had any luck finding a Garand rear receiver half?  I never did come across any rear halves, only the fronts.   FWIW if you are not already familiar with it, “kroil” soaking can work wonders on rusty old demil parts.  

Hi,   Amazing  Thanks for sharing.

. Gifts from the Naval Air Station museum.   Tansy and three of the ladies who helped knit some of the panels travelled over to America to help set up and arrange the first display of the Longest Yarn D-Day tribute, she brought me back several mementoes from the Air museum, one being this patriotic posters set of playing cards.        Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 19 2O25.   ….

Found this incredible photo of Parker actually wearing this White Uniform, with him is Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Robert E. Cushman Jr, future Commandant of the United States Marine Corps 1972 1975, Cushman also was involved in the 1939 New York Worlds Fair, there was evidently a Detachment sent to the fair to act in some capacity such as providing demonstrations of military equipment and techniques and no doubt as a Recruiting vehicle . Don't know where or when this photo was taken, the civilian there is only IDed as a Mayor Burton, no Burton's were Mayors of either New York City or Honolulu then, did see a Mayor Harold H. Burton Mayor of Cleveland,, and when you look online it definitely  looks like him, though just what Parker and Cushman were doing in Cleveland Ohio??? LOL    Burton I might add was a decorated Infantry Officer in the 91st Division AEF in WWI and much later a Supreme Court Judge

. American tour of the Longest Yarn knitted story of D-Day   At various times over the last eighteen months I have made mention of a group of International women who have crocheted and knitting eighty metres of panels depicting D-Day. It started life here in Normandy as an idea by local Englishwoman Tansy Forster and was displayed with great success at the main church in Carentan during the summer of the eightieth anniversary of D-Day 2024. Since then it toured various places in the UK,   It has now arrived in the USA and currently on display at the Wildwood Naval Air Station Museum New Jersey until the end of August and 1st of September moves to the Chapel of the four Chaplains, Philadelphia PA.                  Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 19 2O25.   ….