I haven't seen an M1921 pouch posted on this thread yet.  Made at Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot in Indiana.  I looked for many years to find one and finally snagged this one at the Tulsa show last November.

I have one of these as well. My opinion it is an unidentified maker thus far. Nice wing!   John

There was a kid's army uniform from 1960 on etzy a while ago complete with little fidel hat. Had no idea anybody collected them.

I just added this kids visor cap to the collection. Very cool little cap. I will ad some type of device to the front. Either army or marine.

Images of the uniform and it's insignia will be helpful in determining value estimates. Condition is important, as well, as is if it is identified to an individual soldier.

The Germans mass produced weapons under contract including for the US.

There are very few bayonets with a long slot like this with such a massive diameter ring.

Hey ya’ll, I know this isn’t necessarily the right thread to post this in, but you are all experienced and probably the best audience for the question. Do I just started high school and have thought about the army as career path for aviation specifically. Many of my relatives have been in the military from my great grandfather who was a colonel in Korea to my uncles who were in OIF. So it runs in the family. My question is, why should I join the military? Benefits these days don’t seem to make a difference, heard terrible stuff from all my relatives about how messed up the VA system is and how it doesn’t provide like they thought it would. I’ve also learned that most people seem to join the military because they don’t have purpose or any other career options which is not my case. I’ve been looking at joining the Marines for aviation, or going through the AF academy and getting college payed for. Otherwise my option was Cal Poly SLO for mechanical engineering. I’ve also seen how it destroys people, my uncle was an MP in Baghdad and he is wrecked, and I don’t my want to turn out that way. I know that there are great career options through the military but I’m still on the edge as I have many options. Thanks!

I believe that King Solomon said his wife had a neck like a proud tower.

“Zum Hanauer Tor” was my favorite place in Babenhausen to while away off-duty hours in 1962. This was a quiet neighborhood gasthaus which was within walking distance from our Kaserne and where the clientele were mostly locals. Other bars in town catered to American GIs but they were loud and had little attraction for me.   There was a group of older German men who frequently gathered there in the Zum Hanauer Tor in the evening. I discovered that they were veterans of the Afrika Korps from WW II. I struck up a conversation with my fractured German and a few spoke some English.   They were an interesting group and accepted me as just another soldier- no rancor or bitterness. It was a unique experience.