Four-star sword for military showman Patton
One thing you could never accuse General George S Patton of was being shy. Not that top military men are exactly shrinking violets but even so, Patton is renowned as particularly bombastic. He fits perfectly into the type of American general in the Custer and MacArthur mould, happy to blow their own trumpets.
Patton famously wore an M-1 combat helmet with his rank stars sparkling on the front, which became…