Original U.S. WWI & WWII 3rd Division “Rock of the Marne” Patch Lot with Extremely Rare Velvet First Variation Patch - Five Total Gun Parts There is just some fraying

There is just some fraying on the white fabric covering the hinge interior

the second added when the edges of the scabbard developed a lot of chipping

Markings: W and H on tang under grips

which could possibly link it with a maker

Original U.S. WWI & WWII 3rd Division “Rock of the Marne” Patch Lot with Extremely Rare Velvet First Variation Patch - Five Total Gun Parts There is just some frayingOriginal Items. Only One Lot Available. The 3rd Division was activated on 21 November 1917, seven months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Greene, North Carolina. Eight months later, it saw combat for the first time in France on the Western Front. At midnight on 14 July 1918, the division earned a lasting distinction. Engaged in the Aisne Marne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) to Europe, the division was