All About Pocket Knives

Ignorant listing but the following description is true. I have one of these rare knives and I thought one of the AAPK Schradites should have one, also. This is not my listing. This true military knife is MUCH heavier-duty than the low price-point H-15 and ilk.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262942931486?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Schrade Walden pilot fixed blade:
"It is a "Pilot Survival Knife" and 100% U.S. military issue from 1953-1957. Designated "MIL-k-8662(AER)," it was replaced by the Jet Pilot Knife. It was also made by Camillus and Imperial. Schrade made two versions"
“First adopted on 16 October 1953 as the MIL-K-8662 (AER) Pilot Survival Knife this Schrade design was the issue flight knife until 1957.”
“First adopted on 16 October 1953 as the MIL-K-8662 (AER) Pilot Survival Knife this Schrade design was the issue flight knife until 1957 when the military adopted the now familiar Jet Pilots Knife as designed by Marbles but generally supplied in bulk back then by Camillus...
... Schrade won a bid in 1956 on 23,787 of this pattern knives for the Navy. The cost with sheath was ... $1.196 each, oh for those days again.”
1.) 16 Oct 1953, MIL-K-8662 (AER) adopted (MIL-K-8662 adopted as per the Imperial sample)
2.) 21 Jul 1954 , MIL-K-8662 (1) (AER) Amendment 1 (Sharpen clip point and additional rivet added to scabbard)
3.) 04 Nov 1957, MIL-K-8662A (AER) adopted (Completely new design as the Marbles Jet Pilot Survival Knife (screw pommel))

Very nice! Thank you!

From Frank Trzaska's site, three quarters of the way down the page.

http://usmilitaryknives.com/knife_knotes_13.htm

Thanks for the heads up Hal.

FatCity67 wrote:From Frank Trzaska's site, three quarters of the way down the page.
http://usmilitaryknives.com/knife_knotes_13.htm

Interesting site. Thanks.