Finally someone that has some sense and took it down........

Still might want to buy it and keep it in the family?

I'll contact the museum and see if they will cross reference the number with the master log book and we can go from there,
If the guy is AD, we can go through his CSM. If not- the USASOC property office...
I am waiting on a response from Martin at Jim's Pawn before I send him a thank you. Once initiated, perhaps multiple thank you e-mails will help to solidify our point on how appreciative we are that he was willing to do the right thing.
Just a thought-

I think it would go a long way towards our cause in this regards. Hearts and minds kind of thing-

Spoke with the museum
 

Just got off the phone with the museum and gave them the blade number, Martin's info at Jim's Gun and Pawn, and my contact info. Museum says management is going to call over to SWC proper probably tomorrow and "go from there"-
Not sure what that means:confused:

Anyway, I sent Martin a thank you note. I would encourage more of the same.

If that's what you gents decided to do, I'd contribute.

I would almost be willing to bet that it was stolen. I just can't see a QP pawning his knife no matter how much he needs the money.

I had my Ops guy look it up and the guy we signed it to is not listed in the global address book. I have my S1 checking to see if he is still AD or out. Hard to believe a guy would sell this. Must not have thought much of being a GB.

Brian

We have dealt with / tracked down quite a few of these up for sale. We TRY to be proactive in getting the sale shut down and educating the vendors / 3rd party sellers. Sometimes you win - sometimes not....but you are correct in saying that there are times when these symbols just don't mean that much to some - these are rarely the "professional" soldiers. :rolleyes:

That's really a sad thing, I'm not a GB but I do serve in Group and am extremely proud that I'm there. I would give anything to be able to try SFAS just one more time. So I can't even fathom someone going all the way through the Q and receiving a Yarborough just to cast it to the side.

It is the ultimate in selfishness, especially for those of us who went through before the started doing this and either don't have one or had to buy one. The "Me" generation.

Could it not be stolen?

That's what I'm hoping.

Unfortunately, there have always been assholes who've gotten through the program.

What price honor?

IF things ever got 'that tough' for me...such that I thought I had to sell something such as my Yarborough - if I'd received one - there are several guys I served with who would give - or loan - me that amount of money...NO questions asked.

What kind of slug must this guy be?

The shop owner knew what he had
 

When I saw it and asked him how he obtained it, no response.

Quote from his ad, " You ar bidding on a Chriss Reeves Special forces issue Yarborough Knife. The only way to get this knife is to graduate the Special Forces Q course. It is made from one single sheet of metal and by hand.if you have any questions call Tanner at Guns Plus. 910-497-2440."

At least he pulled it when you guys confronted him, but he knew the difference between this and the civilian version.

If it was stolen, I hope it gets back to the man who earned it. If it was sold by someone who earned it, I wouldn't want to be that man.

Mike

I was thinking along these two same lines as well and realized, there could be another (3rd) possibility.

This knife could have belonged to an SF warrior who was KIA and his family, not knowing what they had in their possession, sold/pawned off this, as well as other possessions.

I do hope that I am wrong in this thought, but it is another avenue to investigate.

An off shoot of this theory is that a QP might have bequeathed it to a friend, the friend passed away, and that friend's family did not understand the knife's significance and/or the knife became a symbol of ongoing family politics and discord. (He always paid more attention to his collection than he did to us, so....)

On an every day (that is, civilian) level, these types of scenarios happen more frequently than one would like.