FS Kewl Grips.
by JLF 
, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 13:12 (3761 days ago)
These were very popular with GIs in WWII, especially in the pacific theatre, where salvage plexiglass was available on troop ships. They were cut thin enough to make room for a favorite picture of your girlfriend, Betty Grable, or your last Floozie-Suzy on shore leave. Kinda like nose art for your 1911-A1.:) These show their age, which is a good thing, but are not cracked, chipped, or otherwise damaged. $50 shipped, first e-mail wins.
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FS Kewl Grips.
The plexiglas from canopies of wrecked Japanese Zeroes and other aircraft was real popular material for "war art".
Shipboard knives.
by JLF , Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 09:58 (3760 days ago) @ Catoosa
What were called "shipboard" knives used different colored layers of plexiglass mixed in with leather and plastic for the handles. Generally not that well made, hardware and surplus stores used to have buckets full of them, your pick for $1.00. They're all but gone now, gathered up by collectors.
JLF
Trench Art! Cool momentos of WWII!
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Friday, June 13, 2014, 17:05 (3758 days ago) @ JLF
Rick Gettlein has a couple of 1911's with photos under plexiglass, one has a matching carbine bayonet...
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