A Productive Saturday

[Aragorn243]

Yard sale season has officially started. Today was a bust until I got to the last house on the end and found a Victory Series Puzzle of the "Battle of Guadalcanal" for a $1. Produced in 1943, the usual propaganda type picture with tanks, jeeps, planes and explosions without a Jap soldier in site. Then it was off to the auction from hell to look at the worst selection of military firearms I think they ever had. Beat to crap, no bolts, no rifling, cut down. Before I left I spotted an interesting knife with those distinctive Spanish looks, similar to my recent sword purchase and the WWII Bolo Bayonet. Turned out to be a Spanish 1907 Artillery knife/short sword in excellent condition with it's scabbard. Got a time for it to be auctioned and headed off to a nearby Gun Show, met up with Mike, helped him ID a cut up 1905 Spanish carbine. And then picked up a British Turtle no IV helmet for $20. 1952 which is post war but still a decent example. Back to the auction and watched six guys bid up the knife. I waited till they were done and put my bid in and that was it, they were done. Brought the knife home and the Postal carrier pulls up with a box that turns out to be a WWII US helmet shell that I won on ebay a few days ago. Four military items from four different sources in one day.

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