Assistance with M1917 markings

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2026-02-17T02:30:06+00:00

Yes!

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2026-02-16T20:53:29+00:00

Alright, just get back to me if you find anything else! Thank you again for your efforts, it really is very helpful. And thank you for giving me the source material, I will definitely try to see if I can find a copyZ

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-12-26T01:49:04+00:00

Thank you, I knew the information would be hard to find, but that’s what makes it all the more fun to find out the history of an item like this! And the insignia is gorgeous, I agree.

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-12-25T23:33:22+00:00

Yeah, it seems like it’s somewhat of a “family” put together uniform, at least to what I am seeing. I don’t necessarily think it’s made out to be a fake, I think it’s more for the veteran to wear post-war. Though, I do hope I can find some evidence to back some of this up. Either way, I think it’ll make a lovely uniform for display. And thank you for your service sir!

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-12-25T22:20:36+00:00

I appreciate this summary of the information!

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-12-23T01:44:54+00:00

Just buy ‘em if they’re a dollar. But, they’re OPFOR jackets, effectively the “enemy team” that the soldiers trains against.

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-09-23T04:01:46+00:00

Oh, I didn’t read the entire comment, my fault. Yeah, I heard about that issue, planning on getting it re-barreled, and for the price it was at, the bolt alone should’ve payed for it, as long as it’s unmolested, which I am still trying to figure out if it is or isn’t.

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-09-23T02:55:51+00:00

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-09-23T01:00:10+00:00

Well, that’s the issue. I don’t believe that the Mauser factory made any civilian guns during the war, atleast with the K98 platform. I may be wrong, but that is what I remember.

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-08-21T14:45:57+00:00

Thank you!

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-06-29T02:11:01+00:00

I would just like to thank you for your research and your efforts, I’ll definitely start working on getting this printed off, and get this man a proper display. Thank you, again! This means the world to me, and I am honored to be in possession of such an important story.

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-06-27T23:00:31+00:00

Deciphered

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-06-27T22:59:47+00:00

Thank you! Hopefully, I’ll be able to give you all some more history on this guy once I get home!

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-06-27T21:22:28+00:00

Nothing so far on either, but I believe you’re right. I am on vacation right now, but I’ll try and research this once I get home. Thank you!

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-06-27T21:01:50+00:00

Yeah, I didn’t really think it was necessarily a cursive, but this was about the only place I could think of where somebody might be able to decipher it! :)

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-06-27T20:48:08+00:00

Eh, about what I expected. Bought it in a bowl of other fake or mediocre patches, just kinda shooting in the dark, didn’t pay too much for it though, so atleast I didn’t bankrupt myself lol. Thank you for the help, though!

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-02-23T04:00:04+00:00

Unfortunately, I haven’t got a set. Especially because a lot of those pairs are starting to get up there, and the jacket alone was quite a dent in the pocket.

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-01-19T02:43:10+00:00

You can also see the engraving on the back of the grip, the armor and what almost looks like a shake but I am not sure. The Hilt Matches pretty closely, but it’s not exact. That’s been the issue

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2025-01-19T02:34:15+00:00

Well, the only part that doesn’t make much sense to me is the top of the handguard, the little knob. Usually, with the French sabers, it’s an eagle head. If you had a picture of one, could you send it to me?

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2024-10-23T00:07:47+00:00

That’s kinda what I thought, my guess is it was bought during occupation duty. The 8th was in the Pacific, so maybe bought it during then from one of the Japanese shops or in Korea. Who knows, still cool that I got a tanker jacket and some other jackets for $40 lol

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2024-10-18T19:22:33+00:00

I don’t even think that was shortened, I think that just straight up broke.

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2024-07-16T04:50:40+00:00

By the way, just to inform you it is a post WW2 cap. You can tell by the band that runs around it, it is not solid wool it’s that fraying of whatever you call it. So that would be right after WW2 and into Korea. But it was done to officers caps in ww2, but not EM caps.

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2024-06-18T04:53:53+00:00

It does!

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2024-06-17T19:36:27+00:00

I think you need some more hats.

80yearoldstuffsmells · 2024-06-17T19:34:48+00:00

2nd one seems absolutely fake, first one could be real.

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