Original U.S. WWI Era Prison Convict Made Belt Buckle - When Your Luck Runs Out Other European Militaria these scabbards had been around

these scabbards had been around in the 1950s and 1960s but their original use was only discovered when many thousands of Original 12" Ersatz Bayonets came to the surplus market in the 80

in full uniform

and at least one privately owned 9mm pinfire was recovered from the wreck of the USS Cairo gunboat

22” is now 117 years old

Original U.S. WWI Era Prison Convict Made Belt Buckle - When Your Luck Runs Out Other European Militaria these scabbards had been aroundOriginal Item: One of a kind. Included in the recent purchase of an estate collection of Vintage Military items was this interesting belt buckle. The original collector purchased this outside a California prison flea market stall that was clearly offering prison made items that he collected during his teenage years. According to the estate it was made sometime between 1910 and 1920 for personal use in that it bears the initials PF. It is made of brass