I find I learn a lot from my knives researching what they are and why they were produced.At the risk of raising displeasure from those who seek rigid Forum rules I set out not only photos but the history pertaining to their issue,and if you've got a problem I can easily depart for good.
Schrades' tribute to D-Day were a set of 4 ,LB5 Uncle Henry lockbacks.Refer photos. Last date of production of LB5 was 2001 and I understand the Zippo tribute to the D-Day Generals was 1994.<50 years 1944 to 1994 Anniversary>. Zippo is a 'Case' company so this tribute set including the wood case was put together privately and not by either company.I've seen one other set in identical wood case on Ebay however I dont know who put together or how many exist. The Zippos still have all their rear seals intact so set likely to be contemporary to 1994.
Apart from seeing the movie 'The Longest Day' I had little other knowledge of the events prior to during and after that DAY June 6th 1944.
Codenamed" Operation Overlord".3.5 million troops,soldiers,sailors and airmen were gathered in U.K with 156,000 allied troops landing on Normandy beaches.13,000 aircraft, 3,500 gliders,1,200 fighting ships,1,600 merchant ships and 4,000 assault craft. There were 5 landing beaches on Normandy coast. Omaha,Sword,Juno,Utah and Gold and 6 Divisions landed on these beaches on the first day of the invasion,three U.S. two British and one Canadian.The Divisions and other arms of the Services included troops from Australia, Belgium,Czechoslovakia,France,Greece, the Netherlands,New Zealand,Norway and Poland.
The U.S. were assigned Utah and Omaha, while British forces had to attack Sword and Gold and the Canadians were responsible for Juno.
To say the first day was catastrophic with many allied troops being massacred before reaching shore is a gross understatement landing against well fortified and entrenched crack German Waffen SS Divisions.
Over 450,000 Allied and German troops were killed,wounded or went missing during the "Battle of Normandy "from June to August 1944.
Many U.S. troops were carrying Schrade/ Imperial- knives/bayonets so its fitting that Schrade should have had a tribute to D-Day.
Can anyone add any more as to who put the Schrade/Zippo tribute set together originally? Hoo Roo
Schrades' tribute to D-Day were a set of 4 ,LB5 Uncle Henry lockbacks.Refer photos. Last date of production of LB5 was 2001 and I understand the Zippo tribute to the D-Day Generals was 1994.<50 years 1944 to 1994 Anniversary>. Zippo is a 'Case' company so this tribute set including the wood case was put together privately and not by either company.I've seen one other set in identical wood case on Ebay however I dont know who put together or how many exist. The Zippos still have all their rear seals intact so set likely to be contemporary to 1994.
Apart from seeing the movie 'The Longest Day' I had little other knowledge of the events prior to during and after that DAY June 6th 1944.
Codenamed" Operation Overlord".3.5 million troops,soldiers,sailors and airmen were gathered in U.K with 156,000 allied troops landing on Normandy beaches.13,000 aircraft, 3,500 gliders,1,200 fighting ships,1,600 merchant ships and 4,000 assault craft. There were 5 landing beaches on Normandy coast. Omaha,Sword,Juno,Utah and Gold and 6 Divisions landed on these beaches on the first day of the invasion,three U.S. two British and one Canadian.The Divisions and other arms of the Services included troops from Australia, Belgium,Czechoslovakia,France,Greece, the Netherlands,New Zealand,Norway and Poland.
The U.S. were assigned Utah and Omaha, while British forces had to attack Sword and Gold and the Canadians were responsible for Juno.
To say the first day was catastrophic with many allied troops being massacred before reaching shore is a gross understatement landing against well fortified and entrenched crack German Waffen SS Divisions.
Over 450,000 Allied and German troops were killed,wounded or went missing during the "Battle of Normandy "from June to August 1944.
Many U.S. troops were carrying Schrade/ Imperial- knives/bayonets so its fitting that Schrade should have had a tribute to D-Day.
Can anyone add any more as to who put the Schrade/Zippo tribute set together originally? Hoo Roo
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