wartime modified P.04 holster?

MikeP · 10-25-2020, 08:15 PM

Just a thought on Jerry's comment regarding a bubba soldier ruining a piece of history.
I recall a discussion with a family friend who was a tanker in Europe during WW2. Gave me my 1st German helmet, in fact.
He mentioned a Navy dagger he had picked up and carried around. Said he had used it to open cans and other general stuff until he broke off the blade..
Like the dumb kid I was, I mentioned that he had ruined a valuable piece of German memorabilia.
"That's what we were there for." was his reply.
I never made the mistake of judging something like that again.

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10-25-2020, 08:15 PM	#9
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Just a thought on Jerry's comment regarding a bubba soldier ruining a piece of history. I recall a discussion with a family friend who was a tanker in Europe during WW2. Gave me my 1st German helmet, in fact. He mentioned a Navy dagger he had picked up and carried around. Said he had used it to open cans and other general stuff until he broke off the blade.. Like the dumb kid I was, I mentioned that he had ruined a valuable piece of German memorabilia. "That's what we were there for." was his reply. I never made the mistake of judging something like that again.