About two months ago I bought a few items presumbaly ( sorry for the spelling) from a deceased Korean War Veteran. They included a 1944 Waterproof clothing bag, 1944 duffle bag, 1944 mess kit with a knife from 1945. At the time I decided the estate workers were probably ill informed- becuase all of this was WW2 gear. Recently, I was bored and did some research on the soldier ( he wrote his name and serial number on the bags). What I found out suprised me- a obituary from 2005 includes him being stationed in Germany with the US Army during the early 50s. Cross referencing his name on the WW2 enlistment record database- he did not serve in the army prior to 1946. Lesson of the day- why throw out a perfectly good piece of surplus, just store it in case for the next war.:D