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a real war knife

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Team Roper
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a real war knife

Post by Team Roper » Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:17 pm

This knife is a real war veteran. My father carried it in WWII and he passed it onto me so that I could carry it in Vietnam with the 173 rd Airborne Brigade. The jungle ate the leather so green tape held it together.
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173 rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd/503 rd. Airborne Infantry, Vietnam 66-67, point man, tunnel rat
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82 nd Airborne Div. 1st/505th Airborne Infantry, Vietnam, 68, Sniper
jumped with the Army Parachute Team, The Golden Knights.

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Re: a real war knife

Post by Team Roper » Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:20 pm

Here's a view of the leather sheath that fell apart from the jungle climate so green tape had to take on the job of keeping it altogether.
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173 rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd/503 rd. Airborne Infantry, Vietnam 66-67, point man, tunnel rat
combat jump 2/67
82 nd Airborne Div. 1st/505th Airborne Infantry, Vietnam, 68, Sniper
jumped with the Army Parachute Team, The Golden Knights.

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Re: a real war knife

Post by Greyhawk » Sun Aug 09, 2020 7:28 pm

Man, that's great. Very cool.
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Re: a real war knife

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Aug 10, 2020 8:16 pm

Very cool.
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Re: a real war knife

Post by Team Roper » Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:07 am

Another picture of my hand-me-down, war knife along with a picture of my sniper rifle I used in the Nam.
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Army Paratrooper
173 rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd/503 rd. Airborne Infantry, Vietnam 66-67, point man, tunnel rat
combat jump 2/67
82 nd Airborne Div. 1st/505th Airborne Infantry, Vietnam, 68, Sniper
jumped with the Army Parachute Team, The Golden Knights.

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