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  1. 01-25-2021, 12:56 #1
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    Default Just one of the interesting things I found while cleaning a closet.

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    This image blurred upon posting, but the date is 1941
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    It was part of the mess kit I was issued in basic training in 1959.
    Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.
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    U.S. Army mess knife with pre-forms for handles by the Bakleite Co, same as the plastic Navy bayonet blades and cross guards.
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