![]() ![]() I have been keeping my whetstone dry on this subject while conducting some research, which I shall provide in subsequent posts. RAPD photos from 19 SNL’s showing knife with a “US ARMY” stamped scale (handle) Neither side, however, has offered much of any evidence for either argument here on G503 as far as I have been able to find. ![]() Others seem to have argued that while that may be true, it’s somehow reasonable to expect that TL-29’s also ended up in GMTK’s, whether issued or by happenstance. Purists say no, and argue that the TL-29 is a Signal Corps designation, for a Signal Corps knife, issued to Signal Corps linemen, that the GMTK had its own electrician’s knife with its own GSN, issued by the ORD or QMC in kits meant for motor vehicle mechanics. The issue can be boiled down to a single question: Is it valid to put a TL-29 in your GMTK or not? As a recent GMTK (and a long-time edged weapons) collector, I have found this to be one of the most intriguing debates and perplexing mysteries on this forum.
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