D-Day June 6th, 1944

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A day late to post this. Yesterday was the 79th anniversary.

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. (Wikipedia)

This is the Buck model 612 Eisenhower commemorating D-Day. Not widely known but it is one of the Living History series knives Buck did for Browning. A large knife at 13" with a 8" blade. Looks to be TiN coated and the handle is Ash wood. Eisenhower's "5 Stars" ornate the handle. Mine is Serialized 504/1944 and can be found on the 2008 SP list.

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DeSotoSky said:
A day late to post this. Yesterday was the 79th anniversary.

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. (Wikipedia)

This is the Buck model 612 Eisenhower commemorating D-Day. Not widely known but it is one of the Living History series knives Buck did for Browning. A large knife at 13" with a 8" blade. Looks to be TiN coated and the handle is Ash wood. Eisenhower's "5 Stars" ornate the handle. Mine is Serialized 504/1944 and can be found on the 2008 SP list.

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If it was TiN coated it would have an edge on just one side of the blade I believe....
 
Very cool knives.
Those men who stormed the beaches on the 6th paved the way for my grandfather and the rest of the 4th armored division ( among other divisions of course) who landed on Normandy beach a month later, without their initial assault and sacrifice his division would not have been able to help liberate Bastogne.
 
I belong to a local club, St Louis Antique Arms Collectors Association. At the monthly meeting Tuesday night one of the members brought in a 1911 that was actually there. Boy, if it could only talk. Original owner was wounded on the beach and evacuated to England for treatment before being sent back into action. Story is he was aging and his daughters were uncomfortable letting the grandkids come over with a gun in the house and he sold it. Geesh, stuff like that should stay in the family. There are such things as pistol safes.
 
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