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Need help! Original US M3 Trench knife?

Hello,

I have been offered this M3 trench knife but I’m not sure it’s original.

Pictures are provided by the seller,not the best I,m afraid but hope they are usefull…

Thank you for looking,any help or opinion is very much appreciated.

Kind regards

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M36 Kettendolch B1 with Tigerstriped ebony grip

This one came as a surprise to me while when i was searching for some information about my latest EK2 on the internet.
I Always take a look on the blade section if there is one on sites that are new to me and there it was: a complete natural unmessed Nickel Silver B1 with a grip that i have never seen before, just amazing an ebony tigerstriped grip!
The ebony shows a grain pattern of different colours, sometimes your Lucky enough to get a piece of wood that has a natural 2 tone grain pattern and this is one of them!
Great inlayed runesbutton and eagle!
The entire dagger is not flawless, it has a resoldered connector in its chain, the paint has the usual wear and the blade although it has all its crossgrain still present it has some spoting and greying.
The burnish of the Motto is a beautiful grey-black depending on how the light captures it, it has no sharpening and a lovely tip.
The overal fit is superb, the grip has no cracks etc. and that on a ebony grip on a used dagger is a miracle on its own.
I will let the pics do the talking, but i am that exited that for the first time i will show a dagger with cellphone pictures, i think the result is pretty neat!
Enjoy this rare bird!
Ger

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HELP! Ww2 civilian respirator asbestos. HELP!

Hi,
I’m new to the forum and I brought a civilian resporator from a 1940s fair, I did not realise until after I had brought it that they contain asbestos, this is very working to me as I tried it on twice for about 10 seconds each time, I will say I did not breath in the resporator I held my breath as I didn’t want to breath through a 70+ year old filter that could have mildew and other things inside. Am I at any risk from this exposure bearing in mind I never breathed through the resporator and it was only about 20 seconds in total.

Also is there anyway I could seal the filter? The mask has the marking 23 2 40 which I imagine means that is was manufactured 23rd Febuary 1940 I don’t know if this might help with solutions to seal it.

Thanks, Jake

Need help! identification of U boot, please.

Hello,

not sure what nationality it might be eighter….
Could anyone ID this ship, please.
It is in metal mounted on a woden plate, in order to hang on a wall.
+/- 30 cm long.

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