U.S & German World War I & II Military Knives

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Very nice Scott... ::tu::...it looks to be in good condition.

This is from Cole's on military knives.

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I don't have much military stuff but here's one I picked up at a Military show so I assume it's military. It's a Walden Knife co.____Dave
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That`s a rare one Dave ::nod::

I have one similar made by New york Knife Co.
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Scott, that is one rare and nice Case knife! Good find! ::tu:: Terry
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A lady was on Antiques Roadshow from Tulsa Monday evening with a Camillus USMC Raider stiletto.

Very nice condition with a nearly full, very legible etch.

The program can be viewed on-line at PBS.org. I think the knife makes its appearance at about 25:50 in the video.

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A nice pair of Robesons Mk 1, navy marked knives.

One is as new as issued, one a theater modification.

I'm thinking the wooden butt was easy to break.


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Nice knives Bob! ::tu::
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I can't believe I haven't contributed to this thread. Anyway here are a few from my accumulation:
1)American Fork & Hoe 1943 bayonet.I had it chrome plated.
2) A Mauser bayonet.
3)A Colonial raft knife.
4) A United Cutlery Grand Rapids Michigan raft knife.
5)an E.G.Waterman(non-military issue)and a Cattaraugus 225Q
6)A German Fireman's knife:similar to a bayonet but no lug to attach it to a rifle.
7)A bayonet by Gottlieb Hammesfahr.
8)Two PAL RH35 Mark 1's.
9)A TL-14 Lineman's kit with M-13A Utica pliers and 4 line Camillus TL-29
10) A John Ek Model 6 s/n M 393.
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A few more:
An SA dagger;a gift from a friend whose dad brought it home from WWII.
A KA-BAR and PAL Mk2
A Cattaraugus and a Case folding machete.
A Case V-42 with a replacement handle(by me until I can get the correct leather).
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Truly a nice collection, The Bayo sans connector is more than likely a parade piece. I always thought thoe big colonials were pilots bailout knives. Thanks for the info.
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Mossdancer wrote:Truly a nice collection, The Bayo sans connector is more than likely a parade piece. I always thought thoe big colonials were pilots bailout knives. Thanks for the info.
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You could be right as to the bail out knife description;my mind isn't working very well this week.It seems to me that I was told by a friend of mine who was a big military arms collector that it was a fireman's knife but that was about 30 years ago when I got it so he could have been in error as well.
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Thanks Dimitri...took a while to find a nice issue knife.

Ray, very nice.. ::tu:: ..that John Ek ::tu:: ::drool::

These are some recent knives, most are military, top down.

Western, Imperial Pilot knives, KaBar, Catt. 225Q, Western
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Looks like some real gems in there Bob ::tu::

Those big Western knives are one of my favorites, I am a sucker for a nice blued blade ::drool::
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Your right , its hard not to like the big Western's.... ::nod::
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WelderBob wrote:A few 6" blades, t-to-b, Kinfolks, Western, KaBar. The Kinfolks and Western are finished nice with blued blades. The KaBar has a nice handle and a heavier blade....would be my pick of the three.... ::nod::
Nice knives but the Kinfolks has been blued by somebody other than the factory.
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Hey Dmitri, are you coming to Mystic? I will have a lot of great WW2 knives for sale there, hope you make it this year!! They will have 8" tables finally so I will have an even better selection of old knives than in the past.
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Here is one I have never seen. It is marked Kennedy Bros Arms Co. I think it is rare. It is not mine. It belongs to a friend that won it at an estate auction we attended yesterday.
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Very nice old knife. Probably made by Donald Moore for Kennedy Arms During WW II. Thank you. Should he want to rid him self of it please put him in contact.
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Thanks for the information Moss. He never sells anything. He collects ww2 memorabilia. I will tell him that you are interested. He would be more inclined to trade. But I have no idea what he wants.

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Some new additions, USN Mark 1.

Robeson blue blade and aluminum pommel, may be a early war issue.

H.Boker, don't know much about these, have not seen many.

KaBar Fighting/Utility with 6" flat grind blade.

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A Great looking crew Bob. Two neat examples of what looks to be wooden Pommels.
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Is that KA-BAR more rare than the Boker?
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Thanks Moss, glad you like them.

I see many more KaBar's than Boker's, I'd say the amount of knives they made are
quite small compared to others.
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Bob,

That Kabar was called the "Commando".

They came with both blued and bright blades.

In an old ad similar to the Camillus one that shows the "Kabar Knives of WW2", the Kabar Commando is included in the line-up. I think it was a PX item as I know of no contracts for them, and Kabar also had USN-MK1 contracts.

The Commando was also being advertised/sold after the war. I think Kabar must have had A LOT of them left over after the war.
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zzyzzogeton :
Thanks for your post. I have suffered under a delusion for years now. I thought both the Bright and parkerized Commando had fullers, I went back and read the article and no, the dark one was flat ground. I do not have a dark one only the bright which is below along with some other six inch utilities which might be of interest. The copied info is courtesy of Mike Silvey. Bob you are welcome
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ZZ and Moss, Thanks for the good information, I found this in Cole's book.

Moss that a nice KaBar, much better than mine. The sheaths on these are heavy duty.
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