I highly recommend that you dub your boots to keep your feet dry. :)

Detail Source NameErnest A Bruzzese RaceWhite Marital StatusSingle, without dependents (Single) RankPrivate Birth Year1910 Nativity State or CountryMassachusetts CitizenshipCitizen ResidenceSuffolk, Massachusetts Education4 years of high school Civil OccupationFarm hands, general farms Enlistment Date26 Feb 1941 Enlistment PlaceBoston, Massachusetts Service Number31017872 BranchBranch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA ComponentSelectees (Enlisted Men) SourceCivil Life Height66 Weight179

Hello Jumpin Jack,    I search a picture of Harry Basore during august 1944 in Southern France. Have you a picture of this pilot ?  Many thanks.   Best regards   Thibaut

I found that section, sorry I may have overlooked it when I first went through.

https://www.recordherald.com/2025/04/03/roberts-centre-to-no-longer-host-ogca-events-following-accidental-shooting/

Excellent thread on learning what reverse embroidery patterns to avoid.    

I posted Fence"s photos on the Society of American Bayonet Collectors facebook page and got a quick response.  This bayonet is a Liege copy of the French 1842 bayonet made with blades supplied by several German makers.  Liege, Belgium was famous for making bayonets for export, for many other countries....even before Belgium was ever a country. Marv  

"Recovered" as always is a question of definition. In 1945, Eickhorn had almost 4000 employees and a substantial campus near the former main train station, today there are 12 or 13? employees. There was an insolvency in the 70s, which saw the death of the original Carl Eickhorn company and transition to Anette Eickhorn GmbH, along with the cessation of Cutlery and Sword manufacturing, and even the rights to the brand Eickhorn largely leaving the Eickhorn family & business (ending up at GMS and Hörster, with some carveouts for shared by A, Eickhorn). Over time the rights were clawed back to A. Eickhorn, until that business went insolvent in 2004. Eickhorn was bought by a British Consortium (Lightweight Body Armour) and Factory and Employees retained (whilst the Eickhorn Family exited). This Company became LBA Eickhorn, later Eickhorn Solingen Ltd. In 2007, Scottish member of the LBA, Andrew McGill bought Eickhorn, and renamed the business "The Original Eickhorn Solingen Company Limited". In 2012, the business was sold to an employee, who is still the owner of the business today. Since Brexit, Eickhorn has again become a GmbH.   There is also Waffentechnik Borkott & Eickhorn, which is not related to the Original Eickhorn, but rather a company run by a member of the Eickhorn Family. For a time, Original Eickhorn manufactured for Waffentechnik, although that is no longer the case as of 2-3 years ago or so. It's unlikely anyone here is that deep into the matter, but I believe that is also the reason for Waffentechnik removing the PRT from their catalogue. The Waffentechnik Bayonets and Combat knives (to my knowledge) are now manufactured by Karl Clauberg GmbH, who also do contract work for Original Eickhorn and Böker (primarily grinding), and run the Kitchen Knife company Paul Adrian.

These are great for a good start. let's see more come on guys we are collectors we have crazy stuff.  Don't be shy