Original U.S. WWII Everitt Black Handle Knuckle Fighting Knife German Field Equipment and when the 22nd was

and when the 22nd was deployed

the M15 helmet was not designed to protect the wearer from direct impact by rifle or machine gun bullets

The 509th operated independently for some two weeks behind German lines in company and platoon size elements disrupting the German rear area

such as at the invasion of Timor and the Battle of Milne Bay

Original U.S. WWII Everitt Black Handle Knuckle Fighting Knife German Field Equipment and when the 22nd wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of the rare U. S. WWII Everitt Knuckle fighting knife. These are one of the most mysterious U. S. Edged Weapons of all time, as no one knows what exactly the origin of the knives are. No reference indicates that anyone knows who Everitt'' was, or who the company that produced the knives were. Some have surmised that it was the location of manufacture, but due to the passage of time, most likely