Original U.S. WWII 1st Battalion Ranger Aussie Large Cog Guard Knuckle Fighting Knife - Identified Owner Italian Flags and left Ellington Field in

and left Ellington Field in Houston

PFC 430th AAA (AW) BN

as it is made from brass and a tarnished grenade is frowned upon by all in the regiment

The blade is about 40 inches (1

This may have something to do with the Army and Navy production overlapping and that it was more economical to use one style of front band

Original U.S. WWII 1st Battalion Ranger Aussie Large Cog Guard Knuckle Fighting Knife - Identified Owner Italian Flags and left Ellington Field inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Edward J Handelman ASN 13171441 from Pittsburgh, PA was a sergeant in the U. S. Army Air Force and was stationed in Australia with the Fifth Air Force during WW2. He passed away in 2007 and obituary can be found at this link. Included in this fantastic World War Two fighting knife set are the following items: Original Wartime Dog Tag named to Edward J Handelman ASN 13171441. Original knife 9. 25 inch long clip point