BROWNING NORMANDY "LET'S GO" COLLECTORS KNIFE AMERICAN HISTORIC IN DISPLAY CASE

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BRAND NEW, RARE COLLECTORS EDITION KNIFE!!
Browning Collector's KnifeBrowning Normandy June 6, 1944 commemorative knife"Let's Go" General Dwight D Eisenhower. Comes in an amazing wooden display case to show off this incredible commemorative knife. The Normandy Commemorative Knife is patterned after the famous fighting knives issued to G.I.s in World War II.The knife's handle is made from the wood of an ash tree taken from the General's boyhood home in Dennison, Texas.This is knife #17 of 1944Normandy 1944 - "Let's Go." on blade of knife.Made in USA-GORGEOUS WWII commemorative knife. Complete your WWII collection with this beautiful knife!Don't miss out on this perfect opportunity to purchase this BEAUTIFUL knife!
"There is a small window of relatively good weather." Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower received these words from his chief meteorologist, advising him of weather conditions during the largest accumulation of force the Germans would encounter during World War II. Nearly 3 million men awaited is order. On Monday, June 6th, 1944, at 0415 hrs. Ike said, "Let's go," and the Battle of Normandy, "D-Day", became one of the most memorable days in world history.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower knife is patterned after the timeless and famed model of the GI M3, issued to many GI's who fought on D-Day. The wood handle is taken from a green ash tree descendent that shaded Dwight D. Eisenhower's home in Denison, TX. The blade is hand-forged 420 high carbon steel with brass bolsters. The engraving will read, "Normandy, 1944. 'Let's go'." Certificate of authenticity. 1,944 knives will be made to honor the year of the D-Day invasion.
“Now this is special, not only is there culture in the design of this knife but there is culture in the wood” said Jim Crowell, designer of the Eisenhower Knife prototype. The wood used in the handle of the Eisenhower knife came from a direct-descendent of the historic Green Ash Tree that shades Dwight David Eisenhower's boy hood home in Denison, Texas. The seeds were collected from the original in 1990 and replanted to honor all the men and women who served in World War II. "Operation Silent Witness" a Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony took place in Washington D.C on June 7, 2000. A large crane held the 20 foot Eisenhower green ash tree in the air and lowered it down to a giant hole