I am guilty as well traded ? for a USMC Kbar as a kid. I think I chopped down a cherry tree or worse. I feel guilty now. Perhaps that and the vets Fathers /Grandfathers in my neighborhood showing us there
souvenirs is why I try to preserve what I can. I remember swords,flags,pistols rifles and even some of the stories. I feel very fortunate to have grown up where and when I did.