Yard Sales, Flea Markets and Antique Shops 2022

[Aragorn243]

All antique shops this weekend. Three items, two which I'm pretty clear on and the third will have it's own section in the bayonet forum because I do not know what it is.

The first item is a 3 inch MK7 50 cal shell casing from March of 1945. I already have one of these but not in this condition and the price was right. The bottom actually matches the condition of the case so while I'm sure it's been polished, it never had a patina to begin with. The ink stamp is still on it.





This second item took some research which wasn't exactly easy but it is a combination ditty bag/apron produced for the troops by the Red Cross during WWI. Most ditty bags just had a drawstring top. These were produced independently by various Red Cross installations who then filled them with toiletries and sent them to the troops. Probably no real standardization as to what was put in them but shaving gear, sewing kits, soaps, etc were most likely. This type could be tied around the waste like an apron so things wouldn't get put down and lost It could also be tied off as a shoulder bag for the same purpose. This one has a Name in it but it doesn't make sense to me.RHNSOM. No clue. To many consonants, not enough vowels. I thought Ransom possibly, but id does not look like an A.













The third item is an unknown socket bayonet from the Civil War period but not sure it it is Civil War or not. More will be posted on it in the bayonet forum. This was my most expensive item of the day at $40.00. Seemed hard to pass it up no matter what it was at that price.