Featured WWI brass buttons and trench knife

Discussion in 'Militaria' started by Dean Anderson, Aug 27, 2018.

  1. Dean Anderson

    Dean Anderson Well-Known Member

    When my grandpa was in WWI, he traded uniform buttons and ended up making a belt of them. Pretty neat stuff!

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    Also have his trench knife.

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    Dean Anderson, Aug 27, 2018
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  2. bobsyouruncle

    bobsyouruncle Well-Known Member

    Awesome belt and excellent knife..what treasures!!
     
    bobsyouruncle, Aug 27, 2018
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  3. coreya

    coreya Well-Known Member

    Beautiful WW1 trench knife!:cigar::cigar::cigar:
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    komokwa, Aug 27, 2018
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  5. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    LOVE that belt!!!!!!!!!!!:):):)
     
    Aquitaine, Aug 27, 2018
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The belt is an absolute one of a kind.
     
    evelyb30, Aug 27, 2018
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  7. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    thanks for sharing mate, awesome
     
    charlie cheswick, Aug 28, 2018
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  8. Dean Anderson

    Dean Anderson Well-Known Member

    Thanks everyone for the interest and thanks komokwa for the links, interesting.
     
    Dean Anderson, Aug 28, 2018
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  9. Diggummup

    Diggummup Well-Known Member

    Those are two great pieces of history right there. The fact that they came from your grandfather makes them that much more special. My great granddad served in WW1. I have nothing physical to remember him by, only my memories of him as a kid. So you are lucky in that aspect.
     
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  10. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    What a great way to display buttons! I have all my mother's, father's and uncle's military stuff and now I have an interesting way to display some of it.
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Aug 29, 2018
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