A few  patches related to my late father's USN aviation career. A career attack pilot from the golden age of aviation.   From his 1958 USS Bennington Far East cruise. He flew the FJ-4B Fury with VA-55 on this deployment.   The 1965/1966 VA-152 related patches. Father was the volunteer replacement for the 1965 AirOps CVW-16 aboard the USS Oriskany. The 1965 Air Ops Jesse Junior Taylor was KIA while flying  a VA-152 Skyraider during a SAR mission.     The 152nd patch was their hat patch.      Father was the XO in 1968 and during VA-152's  transition from the Skyraider to the Skyhawk. Thereafter he command it.   The version of the VA-152 patch made in 1968 and used during his command.     Cheers, Dave

Looks like machine engraving as well.   Back in the 1970-80s at the mall in Colonial Park, PA there was a kiosk that sold name tags and other trinkets that could be machine engraved on the spot.   They had a wide selection of fonts to choose from.   I knew of one family who had their fathers medals engraved at the kiosk.

He means the thin flat back of the blade (the spine), not the other side of the blade. It’s an important area for identifying marks on French blades. Here’s a French sword with such marks:

Here's a little gouge on Vincent A. Stace. His contributions towards the war effort in guided missile research is notable.   

Everyone report these AceDaily posts. 

Some years ago, I found a dropped US rifle round (though the projectile portion had partially disintegrated) in the forest floor debris at the Lost Battalion site near the old monument.

Thanks again for the information. No, there are no markings on the opposite side of the blade.

Possibly since enlisted personnel were provided their uniforms with insignia at the separation centers while officers provided their own uniforms, honorably discharged or separated officers were less likely to add the discharge emblem, which they could if they wished.

I did look. Unfortunately its the one knife that is not included in the pages I have. Sorry.

That is correct examples do exist (nice example you have), for the fiscal year 1916 none are recorded being produced on the Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance or Congressional Statements of Expenditures and Arms and Appendages Fabricated. There are the 284 blades I mentioned and numerous components recorded as being manufactured in 1916, as well as 648 blades in 1917, again no complete sabres are recorded being produced but they also show up from time to time, so maybe another for Josko to look out for if he does not already have one.