I have come into possession of a knife I believe to be from World War I. It is a double-edged blade, approximately 5 inches long. The hilt is brass knuckles with the engraving U.S. 1918. There is a hexagonal pointed bolt holding the knife to the brass knuckles. If anyone can tell me what, where, when and the value of this knife, I'd appreciate it.

I hope you can help, we have searched everywhere for this badge. My wife had an uncle who served in the First War in this regiment and we have several cards sent home from him with the badge on the front. We cannot even find what the A.T.N. stands for.
Many thanks

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I came across a knife that has the handle of a naked woman with her arms folded up behind her head which is where the blade starts. On the blade it has the engraving "NAPLES 1945". I was told it was a knife made to be a souvenier of WWII for some of the men to bring home. If anyone has an idea as to what it actually is or it's value please let me know.It's about 10" long and all metel of some kind.
Thanks, TS

A couple of years ago I recieved an old Bayonette from my Grandfather. He may of gotten it from my other Grandfather that was in WWII who was killed in Africa, or possible from an Uncle.. I have tried to identify it by books, and by useing the Web, but to no avail. I would appreciate any help on identifying this bayonette, and here is a discription of it.

The Hilt is made of wood and has two metal rivets. Each rivet has a flat head screw holding it all toghether. There is no oiling hole. The Pommel, which has a rounded end, has a slot on the top, wich looks like something snapped into it for a locking mechinism. The is also a Press Stud located on it. There is a stamped # on the butt end wich is 3510257. It has a Muzzle Ring which is 5/8 of an opening. The quillon Comes Straight Down. The Blade is 15 1/2 inches long and is a single edge. It is very thick on the top, and has two grooves 3/8 wide running down both sides of the blade. The Ricasso only has two marks on it. The attatchment with this letter has a drawing of those two marks.

The Scabbard is metal with a rounded tip. IT has a ring near the opening with a screw on one side, and a rectangler slit on the other.

I appreciate any help that I might obtain of identifying this bayonette.. Thanks

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I have a cushion cover with images of WW1 drawn on it with the caption "DESERT TRAINING CENTER" at the top and "california" at the bottom.
In the centre is a box with the title "sister" and a poem about remembering your sister under it. It is peach coloured with yellowed fringe around it. It is in very good condition-probably has been put away in a drawer for years.

The images include drawings of WW1 tank, a WW1 soldier with machine gun of the period, some images of desert countryside. I believe it to be designed for a soldier from the training centre to send home to his sister. It is about 18 inches square (minus the fringe).

I'm interested in learning of its value and also how to pursue its sale.  

I bought a pin that looked very interesting to me. I've asked several veterans about it and looked up anything I could think of on the internet. I would appreciate anything that anyone has to offer about the background on this pin.

Description: About 1" x 1" bronze (?). I was told that it was made in Germany due to kind of clasp on the back. At the bottom of the back it reads with real small uppercase letters, "LONQUICH" and below that it reads, "TRIER". The front of the pin at the top reads in uppercase letters (curved), "THE GLOBETROTTERS". At the bottom it has the number "10" in a circle with an oak leaf coming up along each side, almost to the top of the pin. In the center there is an etching of Omar Bradley, I've been told. The soldier is in uniform with "US" on lapels, some medals (hard to make out) on his chest, and 3 stars across the shoulder. This soldier is also wearing a helmet, but the veterans have told me this is a German helmet, as it comes down in the back below the ears.

I was told that it is possible that this pin was made in Germany after the war as a commemorative pin and maybe for the Germans to have work. They have no idea what THE GLOBETROTTERS mean and I can't find anything about it on the internet that would relate to this. TRIER is a town in Germany and I haven't been too lucky on the word LINQUICH; It seams to be Italian by what I've pulled up on Internet.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, D. Ennis  

Here is my bayonet. It has a metal barrel mount with no handle, it is not intended to be used off the gun. I is offset so that it can be clamped on the gun and clear the end of the barrel . The blade is triangular. The markings on the ricasso are: a crown over BR over 7. There is also a marking of a crown over 22 over E next to /89. Is this the date of manufacture? May 22, 1889? The scabbard is 22 inches long (550 cm) . The locket is brass with a thing to hook it a belt. There is a marking of C over WD over a crown over E over 12.

Any help is appreciated. A photo will be available soon.
Cris Dahlgren