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WWII Knuckle Knife, made by Gregory Steel Products of Australia. These knives were made both marked and unmarked. They were also made with a single edge and a double edge blade.. |
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WWII Knuckle Knife, made in New Zealand and marked "SMITHS" on the brass handle. The double edge blade is still covered in old grease. The scabbard has pistol belt hooks added and is marked "E.J.Pless USN" on the back.. |
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WWII Knuckle Knife, made in Australia and unmarked. The scabbard is original to the knife, very well made with a buckle type grip strap.. |
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WWII Fighting Knife, made in Australia and unmarked. This is the large version of the knife with the see through handle. The scabbard is original to the knife.. |
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WWII Fighting Knife, made in New Zealand. At first glance I'm sure you thought it was a Carlson Marine Raider "Gung Ho" knife. But this knife is actually associated with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The original scabbard is marked on the belt loop "21C/N804 / RNZAF". The knife itself is identical to the Raider knife and if it had not been with this scabbard, you would not know the difference. Neat Piece !. |
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WWII Australian Commando Stiletto, marked "Gregory / Steel / Products" at the ricasso. This knife has a wood handle and a blue blade. The scabbard is original to the knife and is unmarked. This exact knife is pictured in Mike Silvey's WWII book page 76.. |
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WWII Australian Commando Stiletto, marked "D^D / WE" at the ricasso on one side and "1 ^" on the other. It was made by Whittingslowe. This knife has an alloy type handle and a blue blade. The original scabbard is marked "R.G. Brown / 1943" and "D^D" on the front and "^H B" on the back.. |
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WWII Knuckle Knife, made in New Zealand. The knife and scabbard are unmarked. This is the most common of the Aussie/New Zealand Knuckle Knives.. |
Baker |
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WWII Fighting Knife made by Leo F. Baker. The 7" blade is made from a file and marked "L.Baker". The leather scabbard is original to the knife. This exact knife is pictured on page 79 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
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WWII Fighting Knife made by Leo F. Baker. The double edge blade is 7 3/4" long and made from a file. The scabbard is original to the knife. This exact knife is pictured on page 79 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
Bone |
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Vietnam Era Fighting Knife made by Ralph Bone. This was his Model A Combat Knife. The blade is 7 3/4" long and marked "Bone / Lubbock,Tex." inside his trademark Dogbone mark at the ricasso. The other side is marked "A / 144". The sheath is unmarked, but no doubt made by Johnson (who made sheaths for Randall). As you can see, there is a lot of Randall influence in the knife.. |
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WWII Knuckle Knife---BC-41. These knives were issued to the British Commandos prior to the introduction of the F-S Knife. The handle is cast steel with "BC 41" molded into it. The tang of the knife is also stamped "B.C.41". The knives were also made with brass handles. The original leather sheath is unmarked. |
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WWII Knuckle Knife made by James Ryals & Co. The blade is marked "James Ryals & Co Ltd / Sheffield". The handle is brass and unmarked. The sheath is original and marked "LT. Fitzgerald / 0-747245" on the back. |
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WWII Fighting Knife made by Southern & Richardson. The double edge blade is 7" long and marked "Southern & Richardson / Sheffield . England". The sheath is original to the knife.. |
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WWII or Post War Fighting Knife made by William Rdgers. The double edge blade is 6 3/4" long and marked "I Cut My Way / William Rodgers / Sheffield / England". The handle appears to be stag. The sheath, which is original to the knife, is marked "Made in / Sheffield,Eng." in the belt loop area.. |
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Vietnam Era Fighting Knife made by Buck. The blade is 7 3/4" long and marked "Buck" at the ricasso. Buck knives made prior to 1968 were marked just "Buck". After 1968 the mark went to "Buck / USA", then to "Buck / 120 /USA". The flap style sheath started in 1964. |
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Vietnam Era Fighting Knife made by Buck. The blade is 5 7/8" long and marked "Buck" at the ricasso. This was their Model 119. There is a date on top of the original box of 1962 and I would think that was when this knife was made. |
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WWII Marine Raider Stiletto made by Camillus. This is the rare (only 500 made) parkerized version made for the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. The knife is unmarked and entirely parkerized. The black parkerizing is the same that Camillus used on their Mark 2's and M3's. The Type 1 sheath is original to the knife.. |
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WWII USMC Mark 2 Fighting Knife made by Camillus. This is the guard marked version. It has the original leather sheath with the Camillus "Care Tag".. |
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WWII Mark 2 Fighting Knife made by Camillus. This is a blade marked version. It has a leather scabbard marked "U.S.N." at the throat.. |
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WWII Mark 2 Fighting Knife made by Camillus. This is the guard marked version. It has the gray plastic USN MK2 scabbard with the green wax paper at the throat and the "Care Tag". Also shown is the green wax paper that the entire knife and sheath was wrapped in for shipping.. |
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Early 6" Pilots Knife made by Camillus. This is an early version with the screw off pommel. It also has the early sheath with the flap over and grip strap at the throat.. |
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Early 6" Pilots Knife made by Camillus. This is a little later version with the peened pommel. It also has the later sheath with the grip strap at the top.. |
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Pilots Knife Made by Camillus. This is the shortened version with the 5" blade. This one is marked 3-1967 on the pommel. The sheath is also marked March 1967 on the back. It also has the original shipping label, also dated March 1967.. |
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Vietnam Era C4 Non-Mag Demolition Knife made by Camillus. It is an experimental non-sparking knife made for working with explosives. The knife is 5 1/2" long closed and has three blades. Aprox 180 knives were made in 1967 with 150 of them being sent to Vietnam in August 1968. No doubt one of the rarest Vietnam Era knives. This exact knife is pictured on page 129 of Mike Silvey's Military Pocket Knife Book. |
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WWII V-42 made by Case for the First Special Service Force. Aprox 3423 "Force" knives were made by Case for the Devil's Brigade.. |
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WWII V-42 made by Case for the US Navy. In February 1943 the US Navy received 70 V-42's. They were issued to the members of the U.S.S. Omaha's "Ship's Landing Force". They were issued with the Raider style short sheath and marked U.S.S. Omaha and a serial number. Later in the war the U.S.S. Omaha was defaced to prevent identification. This exact knife is pictured on page 103 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
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WWII Case Stiletto. This one has a blue blade and is marked "Case" at the ricasso. The scabbard is original to the knife.. |
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WWII Case Stiletto. This one has a parkerized blade and is unmarked. The parkerized bladed Case Stiletto's were never marked.. |
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WWII Case Utility-Fighting Knife. The blade is 6" long and marked "Case XX" on one side and "337-6"Q" on the other. The sheath is original to the knife.. |
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WWII Case Pig Sticker. The double edge blade is marked "Case XX" at the ricasso. The sheath is original.. |
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WWII Cole 9 Point Knuckle Knife. M.H. Cole made between 50 to 75 of the early 9 point knives. The majority of these early knives did not come with the later sheaths made by the Black Horse Leather Shop. The knife is unmarked, which is correct. He did not mark the early WWII knives.. |
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WWII Cole 8 Point Knuckle Knife. This knife was made in early 1944. M.H. Cole made aprox 300 of the warime 8 point knuckle knives. The majority of the 8 point knives had finger grooves in the walnut handles. The scabbard is original and made by the Black Horse Leather Shop. The early sheaths had buckles for their grip straps.. |
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Cole 8 Point Knuckle Knife. This knife was made around 1948. The knife is marked "US" and "MHC". The sheath is original and made by the Black Horse Leather Shop. It is marked "M.H. Cole / Roebuck Works". This exact knife is pictured on page 107 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
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M.H. Cole Fighter. This knife was made in the early 1950's. The blade is 7 3/16" long and in the style of an M3 blade but with a fuller. The handle is alum, brass, fiber, bakelite and copper. The knife is marked "MHC" on the pommel. The sheath is original and marked "M H Cole / Roebuck Works" on the back. This exact knife is pictured in Cole Book 1 page 80.. |
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M.H. Cole Fighter. This knife was made in 1968. The blade is 7 1/8" long and in the style of an M3 blade but with a fuller. The guard is brass and shaped lik an M3. The handle is leather, alum and fiber. The guard is marked "MHC". The sheath is original and marked "MHC" just below the throat. This exact knife is pictured in Cole Book 1 page 82.. |
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M.H. Cole Fighter. This knife was made in the 60's. The knife is a cross between a V-42 and a F/S Stiletto. The double edge blade is 6 3/4" long. The brass guard is marked "MHC". It has a leather washer handle with fiber spacers. The skull crusher is brass. The sheath is 17 1/4" long and marked on the metal plate "M H Cole / Roebuck Works".. |
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M.H. Cole Knuckle Knife. This knife was made in 1991. The bowie style blade is 8 1/2" long. The knuckle bow is an 8 point and made of aluminum. The handles are rosewood. The knuckle bow is marked "M.H. Cole" and "US". The heavy scabbard has a brass throat which is marked "M H Cole / Roebuck Works". Really Neat Knife ! |
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M.H. Cole Knuckle Knife. This knife was made in the early 80's. Only 13 of these knives were made and this is #13. The blade is 9 1/4" long. The knuckle bow is brass with 8 points. The handle is grooved leather with alum, black and red spacers at each end. The knuckle bow is marked "M H Cole". On the underside of the guard is marked "MHC" and "N13". The sheath has a brass throat which is marked "M H Cole / B.Ham Ala". The sheath is also marked on the back "MHC / 13". I also have the original wooden shipping box from Cole.. |
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WWII John Ek Model 8--Paratrooper. The blade is 9 1/2" long and marked "John Ek Knife / Hamden Conn" and "8E375" at the ricasso. The sheath is original with rawhide lacing and rivets.. |
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Vietnam Era John Ek Model 1--Commando Combat Fighting Knife. The blade is 7 1/8" long and marked "John Ek Knife / Miami Fla" and "525 / 1" at the ricasso. The sheath is original and marked "John Ek / Commando Knife" on the back.. |
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Vietnam Era John Ek Model 2--Ranger Combat Fighting Knife. The double edge blade is 7" long and marked "2 / 105" at the ricasso. No doubt had the early ink stamp on the blade. The sheath is original and marked "John Ek / Commando Knife" on the back. |
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Vietnam Era John Ek Model 4--Jungle Fighting Knife. The double edge blade is 6 1/2" long and marked "4 / 126" at the ricasso. It also has the Miami Fla ink stamp. The sheath is original and marked "John Ek / Commando Knife on the back. This exact knife is shown on page 103 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book.. |
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Vietnam Era John Ek Model 6--Patton Occupational Fighting Knife. The blade is 6 1/2" long and marked "6 / 115" at the ricasso. The Miami Fla ink stamp is very faint. The sheath is original and marked "John Ek / Commando Knife on the back. |
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Vietnam Era John Ek Model 8--Survival Skin Diver Knife. The saw-back blade is 7" long and marked "8 / 106" at the ricasso. It also has the Miami Fla ink stamp. The sheath is original and marked "John Ek / Commando Knife" on the back. This exact knife is pictured on page 106 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book. |
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WWII F/S (Fairbairn-Sykes) Fighting Knife. This is know as a First Pattern with "S" guard and squared shank. It has the original scabbard. This exact knife is pictured on page 127 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
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WWII F/S---Second Pattern with knurled handle. Guard is marked "^B2" -----the stamp is light. The blade has the V cut at the ricasso.. |
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WWII F/S---Third Pattern with ribbed handle. Casting mark on handle is a #3. The guard is marked "42^". The blade has the V cut at the ricasso.. |
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WWII F/S---Second pattern with knurled handle. The blade has the F-S and Wilkinson logo's. The blade also has a scroll with the initials "R.C.S." inside it.. |
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WWII F/S---Second Pattern with knurled handle. The guard is marked "^B2". The blade has the V cut at the ricasso. |
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WWII F/S---Second Pattern with knurled handle. The blade has the F-S and Wilkinson logo's. The blade also has a scroll with the name "Ivan E. Schmidt" inside it.. |
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WWII F/S---Third Pattern with ribbed handle. Casting mark is a #4. The guard is marked "^21". The blade has the V cut at the ricasso. |
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WWII F/S---Third Pattern with ribbed handle. Casting mark is a #1. The top of the handle is also marked "FR693". The guard is marked "^B2". The blade has the V cut at the ricasso. The back of the scabbard is marked "FR271".. |
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WWII F/S---Third Pattern with ribbed handle. The casting mark is #2. The guard is marked "I^" (India Issue). The blade has the Vcut at the ricasso. |
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WWII F/S---Second Pattern with knurled handle. The blade has the F-S and Wilkinson logo's. The blade also has a scroll with "Major J.W. Scobey, London 42" inside it. I also have his pictures, award certificates and other papers. Super piece, especially with the back-up material. |
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WWII F/S---Wood Handle with 8 rings. The blade is marked "John Blyde / Clintockworks / Sheffield / Genius". The scabbard is original to the knife.. |
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WWII F/S---Third Pattern with ringed handle. The casting mark is the #2. The lower of the handle is marked "^15". No V cut on blade. |
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WWII F/S---Beaded and Ribbed handle with 9 rows of Beads. The lower part of the handle is marked "^5". No V cut on blade.. |
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WWII F/S---Third Pattern with ribbed handle. The casting mark is the #2. There is no Broad Arrow mark. No V cut on blade. The knife was ordered, in the 60's, out of a "J.D. Clinton Imported Knives Catalog (out of Mt. Clemens, Mich). I have the catalog and it shows the knife. |
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WWII F/S---Beaded and Ribbed handle with 9 rows of Beads. The knife is unmarked. The blade has a V cut at the ricasso.. |
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WWII F/S---Third Pattern with ribbed handle. The casting mark is the #3. The knife is unmarked. No V cut on the blade.. |
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WWII F/S---Third Pattern with ribbed handle. The casting mark is the #4. The lower part of the handle is marked "^11". There is no V cut on the blade. The handle has a charcoal color blackened finish. |
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Post War F/S---Wood Handle. The blade is marked "Joseph Rodgers & Sons / Cutlers To His Majesty / Sheffield England" and "Hand Ground". The scabbard is original to the knife.. |
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Gerber Mark II---1967---Serial # 002158---Canted Blade. It has the original box, all papers and the optional leg strap. Fused Metal handle. |
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Gerber Mark II---1967---Serial # 004392---Very lightly canted blade. Fused Metal handle. |
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Gerber Mark II---1968---Serial # 006778---Fused Metal handle. |
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Gerber Mark II---1969---Serial # 10034---Grey Armorhide handle. |
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Gerber Mark II---1970---Serial # 019194---Grey Armorhide handle. |
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Gerber Mark II---1970---Serial # 014679---Grey Armorhide handle. |
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Gerber Mark II---1971---Serial # 021941---No Serrations----Grey Armorhide handle. |
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Gerber Mark II---1972---Serial # 027140---Fine Serrations---Grey Armorhide handle. |
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Gerber Mark II---1973---Serial # 030379---Fine Serrations---Grey Armorhide handle. |
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Gerber Mark II---1974---Serial # 037683---Special order with No Serrations---Grey Armorhide handle. Complete with original box. |
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Gerber Mark II---1974---Serial # 036836---Fine Serrations---Grey Armorhide handle. Complete with original box. |
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Gerber Mark II---1977---Serial # 060963---Coarse Serrations---Black Armorhide handle. Complete with original box. Unusual--according to the published numbers, this knife should have a gray handle with a brown sheath.. |
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Gerber Orange Handle Dive Knife---1972---Serial # 024882---No Serrations---Orange Handle. Only about 1000 of the orange handle knives were ever made. This is the exact knife shown on page 98 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book.. |
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Gerber Orange Handle Dive Knife---1974---Serial # 034907---No Serrations---Orange Handle.. |
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Gerber Yellow Handle Dive Knife with Prototype Sheath. The knife has the inch marks on the blade. The sheath is a Prototype, with less than 5 made. Gerber took a Mark II sheath, added a leather loop to hold the knife and a heavy piece of leather over the steel pocket to hold the steel in. The sheath was made without a keeper strap. This is not an altered sheath but one made specifically for the Dive knife.. |
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Gerber Yellow Handle Dive Knife. The knife has the inch marks on the blade. After testing with the above sheath Gerber settled on a much heavier water resistant sheath. It is made of waxed Ox Hide with a rubber loop. They also supplied either leather or rubber leg straps. This one has the leather straps. Comes complete with original box and paperwork. The paperwork is dated 9/71. |
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Gerber Yellow Handle Dive Knife. The knife has inch marks on the blade. This blade is also a thicker blade than the one above. It has the waxed Ox Hide sheath with leather leg straps. Comes with original box.. |
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Vietnam Era Hackman Survival Knife. High quality and very well made hollow handle knife. The blade is marked "Hackman Finland Stainless". Garcia bought Hackman and produced a lesser quality knife of the same design.. |
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Vietnam Era Hackman Butterfly Knife. The red handles are marked "Hackman Finland". These knives were CIA issue in the early 60's.. |
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WWII Taylor Huff Knuckle Knife. The walnut handles are inlaid with brass strips. One is marked "Made At Fort Knox KY" and the other reads "L J Hill". Comes with the original scabbard. This exact knife is pictured on page 160 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
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WWII Kabar USMC Fighting Knife. It is marked "USMC" on one side and "Ka-Bar / Olean,N.Y." on the other. This exact knife is pictured on page 20 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
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WWII Kabar USMC Fighting Knife. It is marked Ka-Bar / Olean,N.Y." on one side and nothing on the other. Knives with this marking are considered to be USMC issue.. |
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WWII Kabar Fighting Knife with the rare straight line mark. The guard is marked "Ka-Bar" on one side of the guard and "USN" on the other.. |
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WWII Kabar USN Fighting Knife. The guard is marked "Ka- / Bar" and "USN / MK2". This one has the thin pinned pommel. The scabbard has the green waxed paper wrap at the throat. It comes with the original brown wrapping paper.. |
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WWII Kabar USN Fighting Knife. The guard is marked "Ka- / Bar" and "USN / MK2". This one has the thick peened pommel. The scabbard has the green waxed paper wrap at the throat. |
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WWII Kennedy Arms Fighting Knife. The blued double edge blade is 7 3/4" long. It has the Kennedy Arms mark on both sides of the wood handle and also on each end of the leather guard. The sheath is original and marked in a circle "Kennedy Bros Arms Co--St.Paul" and "227S" at the top.. |
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WWII LF&C Knuckle Knife with Moose M6 Scabbard. The knife has never been in a metal scabbard, there are no marks on the blade. The M6 sheath has never had another knife in it. The only mark is where the knuckle knife guard rested. At the ricasso, on one side, is the etched mark "48.20". I do not know what that signifies. I was told this outfit came from a man that was in the 82nd Airborne Division with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment.. |
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WWII OSS Stiletto. The blade has the hardness mark. The original sheath has the original O-ring.. |
Mad Dog |
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Mad Dog Seal ATAK--Pre-Production Issue Knife, serial #036. When the Mad Dog Advanced Tactical Assault Knife (ATAK) was selected by the SEAL's as their new knife, 100 Pre-production knives were made. This is #036 of that initial production. The blade is marked "MAD DOG / S.E.A.L. / A.T.A.K. / #036". It comes with the original scabbard complete with black para cord and leg strap.. |
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Mad Dog Seal ATAK CNSWG-2 Issue Knife. After the initial 100 Pre-production knives were made, they were followed by 153 serialized SEAL Team knives marked CNSWG-1 or 2 (Command Naval Special Warfare Group). This knife is Group-2 #228. The blade is marked "MAD DOG / S.E.A.L. / A.T.A.K. / CNSWG-2 / 228". It comes with the original scabbard that is marked to the knife.. |
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WWII Marbles Army-Air Force Knife. The blade is 5" long and marked "Marbles / Gladstone / Mich.USA" at the ricasso.. |
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Marble's Pilots Knife--Developed in 1957 for Navy Pilot's. The marking on this knife is "Marble' / Gladstone / Mich.". The rawhide tie-down is tucked inside the belt loop area. It comes with the original box. This exact knife is pictured on page 119 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book.. |
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WWII Messenger Knuckle Knife. Made by William H. Messenger of Jackson, Michigan. The knife is marked on the underside of the guard "Made By / W.Messenger" and "Jackson / Mich.". This exact knife is pictured on page 184 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
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Vietnam Era Milpar Fighting Knife. Said to have been made by Milpar for use in Vietnam. The handle is aluminum and cast onto a M6 bayonet knife blade. The sheath is original to the knife. |
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WWII Knuckle Knife. It has an aluminum handle cast to a WWII Camillus USN marked Mark II blade. Examples have been seen with different blades. The scabbard is original to the knife. This exact knife is pictured on page 173 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
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WWII Knuckle Knife. The blade is 7" long. The handle is aluminum with checkered grips and is cast to the blade. The butt of the knife is marked "Bill / Tate / USN / USS / Munda / 104". Examples have been seen with different blades. It comes with a very well made scabbard.. |
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WWII Royal Brand Fighting Knife. The blade is 6 15/16" long and marked "Royal Brand / Sharp Cutter / Cutlery Company". The scabbard is original to the knife. This is the exact knife that Cole used to do the drawing in his Book IV page 179 #1. This is also the exact knife pictured on page 215 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
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Vietnam Era Delta Knife. The blade is 6 5/8" long and unmarked. The scabbard is original to the knife.. |
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Vietnam Era F/S. The handle has 3 rows of knurling. The blade is 6 5/8" long and marked "Ind. Batt / Maryono / 25778". The top side of the guard is marked with a Cog Wheel design and "2872". The scabbard is unmarked and original to the knife. You will notice that the 3 rows of knurling on the handle and the sheath are very similar to the Special Forces Presentation Stilettos.. |
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Vietnam Era Conneta Mark 2. |
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Custom Made Fighting Knife. This super knife is a copy of a WWII Richtig Knuckle Knife. The knife was made by Greg Covington of Ohio. Greg also made the super copy of the Cornish scabbard. The knife was made in the early 90's.. |
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Beryllium Non-Magnetic Tool Kit Knife. It was part of a tool kit for working on explosives.. |
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MPK made by Mission Knives. Early sterile Issue knife for the Navy Seals. The blade is 1/4" thick and made of Beta Alloy Titanium. The knife is also Non-magnetic. It comes with the original issue box and rubber leg straps. |
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Vietnam Nguyen Dan Fighting Knife. Nguyen Dan was a craftsman and knife maker who lived in Ninh Hoa, not far from Nha Trang-home to many GI's. This large knife has a bowie style blade that is 9 5/8" long. It has the standard brass guard and horn handle with finger grooves. The handle is held with 2 bolts. The sheath is original to the knife.. |
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Vietnam Dan Knife. I have always felt the GI's would take a knife or a picture of a knife to him and say "make one just like that". I think the following knives will confirm that. This knife has a 6 3/4" blade and is shaped like a 7" SOG knife blade. The sheath is original to the knife and also made like a SOG sheath. Really Neat Piece! |
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Vietnam Dan Knife. So, what was he looking at here----my thinking is a Randall Model 2. The blade is 7 1/2" long and 1 3/4" wide. It has the regular brass guard. The handle was made with no finger grooves. The scabbard is original to the knife. Another Neat One!. |
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Vietnam Dan Knife. I'd say he was looking at a Pilot's knife this time. The blade is 5 1/2" long. The handle is horn and is squared off a little rather than rounded. The sheath is his copy of a Pilot's knife sheath including the stone pocket and tie-down.. |
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WWII Nichols Fighting Knife. The blade is 8 3/16" long. The handle has a 1885 Indian head penny inlaid in the pommel and "Nichols" above that. The guard is marked "Floyd G. Powell" and "O-237945". It also has the original leather wrist thong. It comes with a Alfred Cornish scabbard that is marked "Floyd G. Powell / O-237945 / U.S.A." on the face.. |
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WWII Nichols Fighting Knife. The blade is 7 3/8" long. The handle has a 1936 Buffalo head nickel inlaid in the pommel and the word "Nichols" above that. The guard is marked "Jesse B. Smith" and "872-20-82". It also has the original wrist thong. It comes with a Alfred Cornish scabbard that is marked with the same info that is on the guard. This exact knife is pictured on page 199 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book.. |
Pal |
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WWII Pal Mark 2. Unusual Mark 2 with the aluminum pommel and grooved leather handle. These normally have the smooth handle. The blade is only marked "Pal". The sheath is original to the knife. This exact knife is shown on page 29 of Mike Silvey's WWII Book. |
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WWII Pal Mark 2. This one has the aluminum pommel and smooth leather handle. The blade is only marked "Pal". The sheath is original to the knife and is marked "Pal Blade Co.".. |
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WWII Pal Mark 2. This is the standard Mark 2 with the blade marked "U.S. Navy" on one side and "RH Pal 37" on the other. The sheath is marked "U.S.N." at the throat.. |
Parsons |
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Vietnam Parsons Prototype Knuckle Knife. Before deciding to go with the aluminum handles Kevin Parsons made a couple of the brass handle ones. They were made of altered 1918 Knuck knife handles and British F/S blades. They proved to be too heavy and he decided to go with the aluminum. The handle is stamped "Parsons" on the side and #17 on the butt. I have a letter from Kevin Parsons authenticating the knife. This exact knife is pictured on page 127 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book. |
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Vietnam Parsons Knuckle Knife. One of only 250 made with the clip point blade. It is marked "Parsons" on the butt of the handle. It comes in an original Triple K scabbard. This exact knife is pictured in the Parsons article on page 207 of Military Knives, a Reference Book. |
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Vietnam Parsons Knuckle Knife. There were aprox 750 of this style made. He used a F/S style blade where the center line goes off to the side. The blades are a mixture of plum and blue. The blades for these knives came from the F/S shown below. The handle is stamped "Parsons" on the side and #28 on the butt. |
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Vietnam Parsons Knuckle Knife. Another of the ones made using the F/S blades. This one has a Triple K scabbard that was obviously meant for the clip point blade. The handle is stamped "Parsons" on the side and #3 on the butt. |
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Vietnam Parsons Knuckle Knife. This is the style made with a M7 bayonet blade. I have seen these with both natural and blackened handles. I have never seen one of these with a marked handle. |
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F/S knife that Kevin Parsons used for blades. He had told me that he used blades from Japan for the stiletto bladed knives, but could not remember any more than that. I actually ran across this piece this past year. There is no question that these are the F/S's he used.. |
Pugh |
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Vietnam Jim Pugh Knuckle Knife. In the early 70's Jim Pugh of Azel, Texas made 20 of these knives for Marines in Vietnam. This knife was made in 1971. The blade is marked "Pugh Made / Knives / Azel,Texas" on one side and "10 S.N.-1007". The sheath was made by Johnson Leather and is original to the knife.. |
Randall |
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WWII Randall Model 1 Springfield Fighter. The knife has a 7 1/2" carbon blade that is marked "Randall Made / Spfld.Mass.". The sheath is original to the knife. The stone is also original, still retaining its paper label. There were aprox 1100 of these made during WWII.. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made aprox 1950. The knife has a 7" carbon blade with a brass hilt. The handle is leather with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is Heiser marked, with a Heiser marked grip strap snap and a brown painted stone pocket snap. The stone is a terra-cota with fish hook sharpening line.. |
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Randall Model 1-8. Made aprox early 1950's. The knife has a 8" carbon blade with a brass hilt. The handle is a 7 spacer with Pinned Stag. The sheath is a Heiser Brown Button.. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made aprox mid 1950's. The knife has a 7" carbon blade with brass hilt. The handle is leather with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Heiser Brown Button. |
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Randall Model 1-8. Made aprox early 1960's. The knife has a 8" carbon blade with a brass hilt. It has an Ivory handle with 7 spacers. The sheath is a Johnson Brown Button. This exact knife is shown on page 84 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book.. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made aprox early 1960's. The knife has a 7" carbon blade with a brass hilt. It has a wood (Ebony) handle with 7 spacers. The sheath is a Johnson Brown Button.. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made aprox early 1960's. The knife has a 7" carbon blade with a brass hilt. It has a leather handle with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin) and a brass pommel. The sheath is a Johnson Brown Button. This exact same knife is pictured on page 82 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book. |
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Randall Model 1-6. Made aprox early 1960's. The knife has a 6" carbon blade with a brass hilt. The handle is leather with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Johnson Brown Button with the rare Horizontal Logo. |
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Randall Model 1-8. Made aprox mid 1960's. The knife has a 8" carbon blade with a nickel silver hilt. It has a Brown Micarta handle with 7 spacers. The Brown Micarta is the darker glossy version. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back.. |
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Randall Model 1-8. Made aprox mid to late 1960's. The knife has a 8" carbon blade with a brass hilt. It has an Ivory handle with 7 spacers. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made in 1966 or 1967. The knife has a 7" carbon blade with a nickel silver hilt. It has a wood (rosewood) handle with finger grooves and 7 spacers. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made aprox late 60's. The knife has a 7" carbon blade with a brass hilt. It has a wood handle and 7 spacers. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made aprox late 60's to early 70's. It has a 7" carbon blade and brass hilt. It has a stag handle with 7 spacers. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with white stone. |
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Randall Model 1-5. Made aprox late 60's. The knife has a 5" carbon blade with a deep choil and a brass hilt. It has a Commando shaped leather handle with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The butt cap has a brass nut and a brass washer. The sheath is a Riveted Johnson with early leather lacings and 2 tone gray stone. This exact knife is pictured on page 81 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book.. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made aprox late 60's to early 70's. The knife has a 7" Stainless blade with a separate S mark and a nickel silver hilt. The handle is leather with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with a white stone.. |
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Randall Model 1-8. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 8" carbon blade and a nickel silver hilt. The handle is stag with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with a white stone. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 7" carbon blade and a brass hilt. The handle is stag with finger grooves and 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Riveted and Waxed Johnson Rough Back with white stone. |
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Randall "Brass Back" Model 1-8. Made aprox early 70's. The carbon "Brass Back" blade is 8" long and 1 1/2" wide. It has a brass lugged hilt. The handle is stag with finger grooves and 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The butt cap is brass with a thong hole. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with a white stone. |
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Randall Model 1-6. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 6" carbon blade and a brass hilt. The handle is leather with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Riveted Johnson Smooth Back with gold lacings and a white stone. This exact knife is pictured on page 86 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book. |
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Randall Model 1-6. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 6" carbon blade and a nickel silver hilt. The hilt is ground as an "S" guard. Very few of the "S" guards are known to exist. The handle is black micarta with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with a white stone.. |
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Randall Model 1-8. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 8" carbon blade with a Sawback and deep choil. The nickel silver guard is oversized and is 3 1/2" long. The handle is Ivory with finger grooves, a nickel silver collar and an alum butt cap with thong hole. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with a white stone. |
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Randall Model 1-7. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 7" stainless blade with a separate "S" mark and a brass hilt. The handle is maroon micarta with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with a white stone.. |
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 Randall Model 1-6. Made aprox late 70's. The knife has a 6" stainless blade with a brass hilt. The handle is yellow micarta with 5 spacers (thick middle). Handle engraved "CCN / RT. MAMBA". The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with a white stone. |
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Randall Model 1-8. Made January 1991. The knife has a 8" carbon blade with a brass hilt. The handle is stag with finger grooves and a scalloped brass collar. The sheath is a Johnson Smooth Back with an unmarked orange stone. It comes with the original shipping box with wrapping paper and Take Care of Your Knife paper. |
Model 2 |
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Randall WWII Model 2-7. Made aprox 1943. The knife has a 7" carbon blade with a brass hilt. The handle is leather with spacers as follows. At the hilt: 2 thin red, thick white, thick blue, thick white, 2 thin red. At the pommel: thin red, thick blue, thick white, thin red. It has an aluminum pommel with a steel wrist thong link and a brass nut. It comes with a Clarence Moore sheath with black snaps. The stone is a white Norton soft Arkansas with original paper label.. |
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Randall Model 2-8. Made aprox mid 50's. The knife has a 8" carbon blade with deep choil and the small Randall mark. The blade is engraved "F.H. Tewksbury, U.S.N.". The handle is stag with 7 spacers and an alum butt cap. The sheath is a Heiser with Brown Buttons and a 2-tone gray stone.. |
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Randall Model 2-8. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 8" stainless blade with a separate "S" mark and a brass hilt. The handle is Brown Micarta with a scalloped brass collar and a flanged scalloped brass butt cap with a brass nut. The Brown Micarta is the more dull version. The sheath is a Johnson Brown Button with 2-tone gray stone. |
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Randall Model 2-8. Made aprox late 60s. The knife has a 8" carbon blade and a brass hilt. The handle is wood (ebony) with 7 spacers. It has a flanged scalloped butt cap with brass nut. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with a 2-tone gray stone. |
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Randall Model 2-8. Made aprox mid to late 60's. The knife has a 8" stainless blade with a brass hilt. The handle is leather with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Riveted Johnson Rough Back with leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone. |
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Randall Model 2-7. Made aprox late 60's. The knife has a 7" stainless blade with a separate "S" mark and a brass hilt. The handle is leather with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin). The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with a 2-tone gray stone. The sheath has one rivet right at the base of the grip strap. There is no damage to the grip strap, so this was done intentionally when the sheath was made, as an added reinforcement?. |
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Randall Model 2-5. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 5" stainless blade with the separate "S" mark and a brass hilt. The handle is wood (rosewood) and has 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin) and a brass butt cap. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with no stone pouch.. |
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 Randall Model 2-7. The knife has a 7" carbon blade. The handle is from a 1918 LF&C Knuckle Knife. There is no sheath.. |
Friedson Fighter |
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Randall Friedson Fighter. In 1979, at the request of Randall dealer Mr. Doug Kenefick, Gary Randall agreed to make a Fighter, based on the design of a 2Lt. J.M. Friedson. Only 6 were made and one is in the Randall Museum. The knife has a 7 1/2" Stainless blade with a fully sharpened false edge. The hilt is brass and shaped like a Model 14. The handle is stag with finger grooves and a brass butt cap with thong hole. There are 5 spacers at the guard (3 red-2 black) and 3 spacers at the butt (2 red-1 black). The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with rivet marks, green lacings and a white stone. One of the 6 knives is pictured on page 129 of Pete Hamilton's book and another one is on page 114 of Domonique Beaucant's second book. |
Model BC or British Commando |
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Randall Model BC or British Commando. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 7" blue-black blade. The handle is a Third pattern F/S style. The knife is completely unmarked. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back marked on the back with the Randall mark and "B C". This exact knife is pictured on page 91 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book. |
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Randall Model BC or British Commando. Made aprox early 60's. These knives were offered by Randall in either the black or nickel plated versions. The knife has a 6 3/4" blade. The handle is a Third pattern F/S style. The blade has a very faint mark of "Sheffield / England" that can be seen under the plating. The entire knife is nickel plated. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with the "B C" mark on the back. |
Model 4 |
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Randall Model 4-6. Even though I only collect Fighters, I just couldn't pass this one up. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 6" Stainless blade with the "Low S" mark and a brass hilt. The handle is leather with 5 spacers (3 thick-2 thin) and a brass butt cap with a brass nut. The sheath is a left hand Johnson Brown Button with a 2-tone gray stone.. |
Model 14 |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 7 1/2" carbon blade with a brass hilt. The handle is Green Tenite with 2 screws and an exposed tang. The sheath is a Riveted Split Back with Canteen snap on the strap and a Brown Button on the stone pocket. It has the early leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone.. |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 7 1/2" carbon blade with a brass hilt. The handle is Green Tenite with no screws and no exposed tang. The sheath is a Johnson Large Rivet, Split Back with early 2-tone leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone.. |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 7 1/2" Solingen marked blade. The blade has early irregular saw teeth and a brass hilt. The handle is black micarta with a Filled Screw Hole. The sheath is a Johnson Large Rivet, Split Back with the early 2-tone leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone. This exact knife is pictured on page 60 of Mike Silvey's Vietnam Book. |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 7 1/2" carbon blade with a brass hilt. The handle is black micarta with a Filled Screw Hole. The sheath is a Johnson Large Rivet, Split Back with the early leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone.. |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 7 1/2" Stainless Sawback blade with the "Low S" mark and a brass hilt. The handle is black micarta with an inlaid name plate. The sheath is a Johnson Large Rivet, Split Back with early leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone. |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox mid 60's. The knife has a 7 1/2" Solingen Stainless Sawback blade with a brass hilt. The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with early leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone. |
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Randall Model 14. Made in 1972. The knife has a 7 1/2" Stainless blade with Separate "S" mark. The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with green para cord lacings and a white stone. The box is original to the knife and is postmarked April 1972. |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 7 1/2" Solingen blade with the pronounced Hump. The handle is black micarta. The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with gold lacings and a white stone. |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox mid to late 70's. The knife has a 7 1/2" Solingen Sawback blade that is marked "Stainless" across the ricasso and an "S" next to the logo. The handle is black micarta with a brass lined thong hole. There are 2 screws in the handle like the Tenite's. The screws are the same ones that were used on the early Tenite's. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with rivet marks, green lacings and a white stone. This knife was in the Jan 1999 issue of Tactical Knives. |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox mid to late 70's. The knife has a 7 1/2" Solingen Stainless blade with pronounced Hump. The handle is black micarta with brass lined thong hole. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with rivet marks, green lacings and a solid gray stone. |
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Randall Model 14. Made aprox late 70's to early 80's. The knife has a 7 1/2" Stainless Sawback blade. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with no rivet marks, green lacings and an unmarked orange stone. The box is original to the knife but is not dated. It has all papers and wrap. |
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Randall Model 14 "Heavy". Made in the 80's. The knife has a 7 1/2" carbon blade that is 5/16" thick--so called the "Heavy 14". There were less than 50 of these knives made. The handle is black micarta with a brass lined thong hole. The sheath is a Johnson Rough Back with green lacings and a solid gray stone. |
Model 15 |
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Randall Model 15. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 5 1/2" carbon blade and a brass hilt. The handle is Green Tenite with 2 screws and an exposed tang. The sheath is Heiser marked and has a Split Back. It has a Canteen Snap on the strap and a Brown Button on the stone pocket. It has the early leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone. |
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Randall Model 15. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 5 1/2" carbon blade with a brass hilt. The handle is Green Tenite with no screws and no exposed tang. The sheath is a Johnson Split Back with Large Rivets at the throat. The leather lacings are the early 2-tone style and it has the 2-tone gray stone. |
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Randall Model 15. Made aprox late 60's to early 70's. The knife has a 5 1/2" carbon blade and brass hilt. The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with green lacings and white stone. The green lacings have the small black dots (used for a very short period of time). |
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Randall Model 15. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 5 1/2" carbon Sawback blade. The handle is black micarta. The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with gold lacings and a white stone. I have the original box and wrapping paper. The box has no date. |
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Randall Model 15. Made aprox mid 70's. The knife has a 5 1/2" Stainless Sawback blade with a Stainless hilt. The handle is black micarta with a Stainless lined thong hole. The sheath is a Johnson Waxed Pancake style with green lacings. The sheath was made especially for the knife. There were only 10 of these knives and sheaths made, with 2 going to a CIA Operative. |
Model 16 |
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Randall Model 16. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 7" Stainless blade with a "Low S" mark. The handle is black micarta. The sheath is an early Johnson Waxed Dive sheath with early leather lacings and no drain hole.. |
Model 17 |
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Randall Model 17. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 5 1/2" Stainless blade with stainless hilt. The handles are black micarta and are removable. The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with green lacings and a white stone. I also have an Astro Tie Clasp on original card. |
Model 18 |
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Randall Model 18. Made aprox early 60's. The knife has a 7 3/8" carbon Sawback blade. Very early blade with wavy sawback. The hilt is brass with no holes. The handle is a squeezed tube with very early style Crutch Tip. The sheath is a Johnson Split Back with large rivets at the throat. It has the early 2-tone leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone.. |
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Randall Model 18. Made aprox early to mid 60's. The knife has a 7 1/2" Solingen Stainless Sawback blade. The hilt is brass with one hole on each side. The handle is a squeezed tube with a rubber Crutch Tip. The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with early leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone. |
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Randall Model 18. Made aprox early to mid 60's. The knife has a 5 3/4" Solingen Stainless Sawback blade. The brass hilt has one hole on each side. The handle is a squeezed tube with rubber Crutch Tip. The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with early leather lacings and a 2-tone gray stone. |
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Randall Model 18. Made aprox early 70's. The knife has a 7 3/4" Solingen Sawback blade. The hilt is brass and has one hole in each side. The handle is a squeezed tube with a rubber Crutch Tip. The handle has a rubber sleeve on it, fits super tight and is marked "Super Tech". The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with green lacings and a gray stone.. |
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Randall Model 18. Made aprox early to mid 70's. The knife has a 7 1/2" carbon Sawback blade. The hilt is brass and has one hole in each side. The handle is a squeezed tube with a rubber Crutch Tip. The sheath is a Johnson Riveted with gold lacings and a white stone. |
Randall Recon |
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 Randall Recon-#034---Made in 2005. The knife has a 7" Stainless blade and is shaped like a Vietnam Era 7" SOG knife blade. It has a brass hilt and pommel with black spacers. Both knife and sheath carry the special Recon mark.. |
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