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Originally Posted by britbike1
I agree most modern US military items are hard to trace but the knife has a story albeit not a complete one. Therefore I would document what I know and leave it alone as more info may show up one day. Maybe an old letter with a name? Maybe a picture with a name in some old photo's? Other knives are around to show what a better one looks like.
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If you have a story to document and no one in either family wants it, then donate it to a museum connected with that branch of service.
I would think some British weapons would be just as hard to figure out what battles they were used in. The Brown Bess was in service from 1722 - 1838. Yes, most have a date on them, but what battles if any were they used in and how long were they actually in service? Go to the British Arms Forums and see the amount of restorations going on over there.
Needham conversion of 1865 Bridesburg Contract rifle-musket - British Militaria Forums