. A personal viewpoint of Omaha Beach.   I have visited Omaha Beach almost annually since 1973, and by nature I am more of a traditionalist regarding art and memorial structures.  The magnificent memorial stonework has been at Omaha beach as far back as my first visit and probably many years prior to that,  and I always thought it a fitting memorial.   Then in 2004 for the 60th anniversary a modern metallic sculpture was added to the beach in front of the stone memorial, I have never liked it, nor find it a fitting memorial. It's more of its time period and little in reflection back to 1944, but that's my opinion whether others feel the same way about it.   There's more to read about Omaha Beach at this wikipedia link . . . . . . . .   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach             Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 25 2O25.   ….

A Warrant Officer wearing the Hemet and chest patch, here conferring with an Air Force light plane driver, plane looks like its got loudspeakers on it, so perhaps a propaganda thing. The Air Force Sergeant not in a suit there is probably ground crew or more likely an Intel guy rather then a aircrew observer for plane. Date and location unknown.

1968

Your fuze has a modern spring and striker, the fuze bouchon is a M10 series fuze, most likely a later model since it doesn't have the early features. So maybe A2/A3. It's near impossible to know for sure as the det cap is gone and no sealant is still there to help ID it. The ring is most likely a early replica or off a novelty, most I have seen are solid single rings like that, especially with the pin being longer than an original M10 pin. 

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Can anyone Identify what model MK2 grenade fuze this is by looking at the pictures? Also can anyone tell me why my pin is a solid ring and not a spiral key chain thing. I can confirm the pin, spoon, and fuze, and grenade were all original together from factory. Can anyone grade my grenade for its type out of all you have seen? It looks shiny because there was oil put on to prevent oxidation. It comes off. I really don't want it to oxidize, thinking about a think coat of renaissance wax? Has anyone used that stuff? I stuck skewer through it to prove it's inerted clean empty  Grenade MK2 Pineapple manufactured Watertown Massachusetts at The Arsenal during WW2.    Back story for those who have not seen my posts.  I'm the guy who's grandfather worked at the Watertown Massachusetts Arsenal during WW2 manufacturing weapons and development and inherent a fuze and ordnance collection. My uncle at easter said he put the cut fuze on because it looked cool and showed me where the original inert fuze was that belonged to it. I really wish the paint on the fuze and yellow band was absolutely mint but I'm a profectonist so it kills me to see even the smallest flaws

Great stuff, thanks for this information . 

Would you be willing to sell this piece 😁

@gap I have added updated information to the AVFS thread that @KevinBeyer linked earlier, if you want to read more on the AVFS     The badge you posted could possibly be an encampment badge. The membership badge has cutouts inside the circle, which this one does not. The AVFS did not adopt a badge until late 1902 or early 1903. So, if this is an Encampment Badge, it would be one of only a few years (through the process of elimination)  1905, 1907, 1908 or 1911.    Alternately and also another highly likely possibility is that it is a pocket watch fob. The attachment point at the top makes me think this. 

Cliff has a Blackinton Aeronaut wing marked with VHB.  I don't know how long after 1921 they would have kept producing Aeronaut wings.