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| U.S.N. Mk2 KA-BAR Fighting /Utility Knife With Fiberglass Scabbard | |
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1UEW-1. U.S. KA-BAR fighting knife made by
“Union Cutlery Company, Olean, New York,” (the manufacturer of KABAR
knives). This example has a dark brown leather washer grip, without
fiber spacers at the pommel and cross guard. The leather bears the usual
signs of age, wear, bumps, scuffs, nicks and small gouges consistent
with a knife that has seen moderate to near heavy use. The leather has
been burnished dark brown from handling and exposure to the weather; the
leather it does not appear to have been cleaned, oiled, preserved or
otherwise tampered with. The large, thick, pommel exhibits light signs
of age and wear and it is devoid of its original Parkerized finish; the
metal has turned to a, pleasing, deep red patina; the pommel end has a
recessed, peened over, design and is constructed without a securing pin.
The top and bottom of the cross guard is aged, worn and has signs of
surface rust and deep red patina and is pretty much completely devoid of
its original Parkerized finish; both ends of the cross guard are bent;
it appears that this was done purposely as it is very difficult to bend
this par of the knife. There are no signs that the pommel or cross guard
have been cleaned. The 6-3/4-inch long blade has only light traces of
its Parkerized finish. The blade and the short false edge have been
sharpened and the very tip altered from its original length. The blade
exhibits moderate to heavy surface wear, scuffs, scratches and file
marks where the short false edge has been sharpened, (the long edge has
been more carefully sharpened). One side of the blade is marked, just
below the cross guard, “KA-BAR, Orlean, N.Y.,” the other side of the
blade is marked, USN.” The Navy gray painted fiberglass scabbard has a
heavy, dark gray colored web belt loop, which is heavily aged, lightly
worn and has moderately heavy embedded soil; no holes, frays or other
damage; the belt loop has metal rivets, a brass snap and alloy belt
tips; the blackened finish on the metal parts is mostly worn to
tarnished base metal. The front of the metal throat is stamped, “U S N
MK 2;” the reverse is stamped, “NORD-4723, B.M. Co., 6, VP.” The
metal throat is aged and has just a hint of its original light
Parkerized finish, which has tarnished and is starting to turn to a red
patina. The fiberglass scabbard retains almost all of its original Navy
gray painted finish, which is aged, scuffed, scratched and very lightly
worn. The fiberglass material has separated along each edge; one edge
clearly has been repaired with glue at some time; the remaining edge has
not separated enough for someone to attempt a repair; there is a
moderate chip missing from the repaired edge. There is a small drain
hole at the bottom of the scabbard. Unfortunately, the description may
tend to make the knife seem worse than it really is. This genuine
KABAR knife and scabbard has seen some use, however, they are still
quite sound and suitable for reenacting or collecting, as a
representative example, until a better one comes along. About
Vg- $125.00 SOLD |
| KA-BAR, Scabbard, Stamped, USMC -BOYT- 42 | |
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1UEW-2. Thick, dark brown, leather scabbard for the USMC, KA-BAR, fighting knife. The blade part of the scabbard is machine stitched and is reinforced by means of eight, thin, brass staples, at various positions, along the length of the stitching and there is a hole at the tip for attaching a lanyard; the top part of the scabbard has a wide belt loop and a ¾-inch wide leather strap, with a blackened brass snap, to secure grip. The leather, just below the securing strap, is stamped, “USMC BOYT 42,” (the date could be 43, as the stamping is aged, worn and not completely legible). The scabbard exhibits heavy signs of use; the leather has overall scuffs, bumps, nicks, scratches and one light cut; the leather has darkened from age and there is a surface crack in the leather belt loop area near the throat. None of these deficiencies are of a very serious nature; the stitching and staples are intact and the leather is still very sound, and serviceable, (although we don’t suggest actually strapping it on and using it). There is very minor and insignificant verdigris on the brass staples. The original owner has carved the letters “BL,” on the backside of the belt loop. A very sound scabbard with lots of, “ I was there,” character. These scabbards do not turn up often; those that have them, hang on to them, in hopes that they will find a knife. Find one if you can. SCARCE. About Vg-. $65.00 SOLD |
| U.S. M1942, 16-inch Bayonet Made By Union Fork & Hoe Co., Dated 1942, Complete With Unusual White Painted U.S.N. MK1 Plastic Scabbard - For the M1903 & M1 Garand Rifles | |
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1UEW-3. The original black plastic grips are in near excellent
condition, exhibiting one a small scratch on one side, as well as a few
minor nicks and dings, (nothing severely detracting). The metal pommel
retains approximately 95% if its original dark gray Parkerized finish,
with light and insignificant wear on the highlights; the Parkerized
finish on the cross guard exhibits slightly more wear but still retains
90%, or more original finish; there is also minor storage dust that has
adhered to the remnants of Cosmoline on the metal parts. The 16-inch
unsharpened blade retains approximately 90%, or more, of its original
dark gray Parkerized finish and has a 12-1/4-inch blood groove on each
side; it exhibits very light signs of scabbard wear and has a slightly
crude style of construction showing light tool marks. The finish is worn
to the base metal, on each side, at the tip, (approx. 1-5/8-inch from
the point). The blade is stamped, on one side, just below the cross
guard, "U.F.H.," (Union Fork & Hoe Co.), "U.S.,"
including a stylized ordnance bomb and is dated 1942; there is a small,
lightly stamped, ordnance bomb on the reverse side, as well. The spring
release button is intact and operates smoothly. The fiberglass scabbard
was re-painted white, years ago; the white painted finish exhibits some
light chips, scratches, scuffs and soil and the paint has aged to a
pleasing cream color finish. The metal throat on the scabbard exhibits
very light signs of age and insignificant wear; it retains 90%, or more,
of its original, lightly Parkerized, factory finish, that has darkened
from age. There is white paint residue on the throat and there are some
heavy white paint drips on the fiberglass but they don’t look too bad.
The front of the scabbard throat is stamped U.S.N. MK1. This bayonet is
in at least Vg+ condition; it has never been cleaned, oiled, polished,
or otherwise tampered with. Our assumption is that the bayonet had some
Navy use such as a Navy Guard, Shore or Beach Patrol, (???). A
very nice example. Vg. $175.00 |
| U.S. M3 Trench Knife, Made By Utica Cutlery Company, Utica, New York, With U.S. M8 Scabbard | |
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1UEW-4. The M3 fighting knife was developed
in 1943 and manufactured by over nine different firms. This example has
a dark brown leather washer grip without fiber spacers at the pommel and
cross guard; the grip has eight deep groves and exhibits moderate
overall bumps, scuffs, scratches and nicks consistent with light to
moderate handling and actual use, the leather ring at the bottom of the
grip has a horizontal separation, (nothing
serious). The grip has darkened over the years from handling and
weather; it does not appear to have been cleaned, oiled, preserved or
otherwise tampered with. The pommel exhibits light to moderate signs of
use; there is no trace of original Parkerizing on the pommel, it is worn
to a bright silver base metal finish, (apparently cleaned). The pommel
end has a peened over, “starburst,” design and is stamped with the
U.S. Ordnance flaming bomb design. The cross guard exhibits light to
moderate signs of use; one end of the cross guard is bent in a downward
direction, (correct for this knife); the under side, of the straight
end, is stamped, “U.S. M3 Utica.” The cross guard has no trace of
its original Parkerizing; it is worn to a bright silver base metal
finish, (apparently cleaned). The 6-3/4-inch long blade retains, 98%, or
more, of its lightly Parkerized finish; it has not been sharpened and it
retains its original factory shape and length; The blade exhibits very
light surface wear, scuffs and insignificant surface scratches, from the
internal scabbard keeper, caused by putting the knife in and taking it
out of, the scabbard. It doesn’t look like the knife was actually
taken out of the scabbard very much. The OD painted fiberglass scabbard
has a heavy, light olive colored, web belt loop, which is light to
moderately aged, shows light wear and has light to moderate signs of
soil; no holes, frays or other damage; the belt loop has metal rivets, a
brass snap and alloy belt tips; there is no wire hanger for attaching to
the pistol belt, (correct for this knife); the finish on the metal parts
is mostly worn to base metal. The metal throat is aged and lightly worn;
the original Parkerized finish is worn to base metal in spots. The front
of the throat is stamped; “USM8 B.M. Co,” the backside of the throat
is unmarked. The light olive green painted finish on the fiberglass
scabbard is lightly aged, has very light signs of wear, light soil and
has several, light to moderate, scratches and scuffs to the painted
surface, as well as a few light nicks and bumps; approximately 95%, or
more of the original paint still remains; the fiberglass is not cracked,
chipped or otherwise damaged. The backside of the fiberglass is marked,
“VP 2,” (Victory Plastic). A very worthy example. Vg.
$175.00 |
| U.S. M1905E1 10-inch, Cut Down Bayonet, (Spear Point Tip), Made By U.F.H. - (Union Fork & Hoe) - Complete With Fiberglass Scabbard - For The M1903 & M1 Garand Rifles | |
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1UEW-5. In late 1942 the U.S. Government
decided to cut 6-inches from the blades of existing 16-inch M-905/M-1942
bayonets and termed them M-1905E1. The original black plastic grips are
in near excellent condition, exhibiting, very minor and insignificant
signs of age, handling and very light soil, (nothing at all detracting).
The metal pommel, cross guard and other metal grip parts exhibit very
insignificant signs of age; they retain approximately 99% of their
original dark gray Parkerized finish. The 10-inch factory sharpened
blade, (factory cut down variation with spear point tip), retains
approximately 95%, or more, of its original dark gray Parkerized finish;
Because the blade has been cut down from a longer blade the blood groove
runs to the tip of the blade on one side and almost to the tip on the
reverse side. The blade exhibits very light signs of scabbard wear and
has light signs of tool marks in the blood grove. The blade is stamped,
on one side, just below the cross guard, “U.S. U.F.H. 1943” and
includes a very stylized ordnance bomb; the reverse side of the blade is
unmarked. The spring release button is intact and operates smoothly. The
olive green fiberglass scabbard retains approximately 90% of its, re-painted,
finish, which is aged, worn and lightly soiled from handling and use;
there are moderate dings, scratches, scuffs and paint chips consistent
with moderate use, (nothing seriously detracting). The metal throat on
the scabbard is aged, lightly worn and retains approximately 40% of its
original lightly Parkerized finish that is starting to turn to a red
rust patina in spots. The front of the scabbard throat is stamped, “U.S,”
within an ordnance flaming bomb. The backside of the fiberglass is
embossed, “VP,” (Victory Plastics), 25. The scabbard would rate
about Vg. The bayonet is in excellent condition; it has never been
cleaned, oiled, polished, or otherwise tampered with and is in excellent
condition. A very nice example of a M1905E1 variation. $125.00 |
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Theatre Made Combat Knife With Handmade Brown Leather Scabbard |
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1UEW-6. This knife exhibits a
two-piece, smooth, oval shaped, tapered, heavy aluminum grip; the pommel
and cross guard are integral to each half of the grip. The grip is
tightly fitted to the tang of the blade and held securely in place by
two, ½-inch diameter, aluminum pins. The pommel and cross guard are
crudely painted with dark olive green paint. The grip is in Vg condition
showing some minor signs of age, as well as fine sanding marks created
during its construction. The unfinished steel blade has a short,
unsharpened false edge on top; the blade is 6-3/16-inch long x
1-5/16-inch wide, with a very thin spine of 1/16-inch; the blade is
strong and flexible. The blade has been sharpened and exhibits moderate
signs of age from handling and light use. The handmade, medium brown
colored, heavy leather scabbard is held together with eleven blackened
metal, flat head, military style, split rivets, as well as a ½-inch,
black leather securing strap with a black metal snap; it has a rawhide
lanyard attached though a hole at the bottom. The backside of the
scabbard has two black leather belt loops for attaching to a belt. The
backside is hand lettered, “Hand Made 1944,” (appears to be a later
inscription), and has a large area
where additional writing, probably the original owners name, has been obliterated with black ink. The
scabbard exhibits minor darkening, as well as, light bumps, scuffs and
nicks from handling and use, however, it still retains a strong medium
brown color; the scabbard does not appear to have been cleaned, oiled,
preserved or otherwise tampered with. An excellent example of a
theatre made combat knife. Vg. $95.00 |
| U.S. Navy Mark 2 Knife Made by, “Pal,” Pal Blade & Tool Company, Plattsburg, New York – With Brown Leather Scabbard | |
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1UEW-7. U.S. MK2 Fighting Knife made by, “Pal,” (Pal Blade & Tool Company, Plattsburg, New York). This knife has a dark brown leather washer grip that exhibits, mostly light, (some moderate) bumps, scuffs and nicks with red fiber spacers at the pommel and cross guard. The grip has darkened from handling and use; the grip it does not appear to have been cleaned, oiled, preserved or otherwise tampered with. The Parkerized pommel has retained most of its original Parkerized finish, which has darkened over the years and has virtually no signs of wear. The cross guard retains approximately 95% of its original Parkerized finish that is lightly worn on the highlights. The very lightly sharpened, unaltered, 7-inch blade retains about 50% of its original medium gray colored Parkerized finish showing light scratches, several small black spots, as well as wear to the highlights from handling and actual use. One side of the blade is stamped, “U.S. Navy,” the reverse side is stamped, “RH Pal 37, Made In U.S.A.” The medium brown colored leather scabbard is machine stitched and has seven, blackened brass, round head split rivets as well as two, blackened brass, flat head multi split rivets at the throat; the rivets are aged and have a light overall covering of verdigris. The leather at the throat of the scabbard is stamped, “U.S.N.” The upper part of the scabbard has a large loop for attaching to a belt, as well as, a ¾-inch leather strap with a blackened brass snap to secure the grip when in the scabbard. The original owner has scratched his initials, (C.E.S.), into the leather on the backside; there is very light stenciling on the backside as well. The scabbard exhibits light to moderate darkening, as well as, light to moderate bumps, scuffs and nicks from handling and use, however, it still retains a strong medium brown color; the scabbard does not appear to have been cleaned, oiled, preserved or otherwise tampered with. A very worthy example. Overall Vg. $225.00 SOLD |
| KA-BAR Fighting Utility Knife With Leather Scabbard | |
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1UEW-8. KA-BAR fighting knife made by “Union Cutlery Company, Olean, New York.” This knife has a dark brown leather washer grip, (without fiber spacers at the pommel and cross guard), that’s in about Vg- condition; it bears the usual signs of bumps, scuffs, nicks and small gouges consistent with a knife that has seen heavy use. The leather has been burnished dark brown from constant handling and exposure to the weather while in use. This example has a thick, slightly larger, pommel that is devoid of its original Parkerized finish; it exhibits, overall, light to moderate surface pitting and is starting to acquire a deep, dark red, rust patina; it has a rectangular tang that is peened onto the pommel, and is without a securing pin. The top and bottom of the cross guard is also completely devoid of its original Parkerized finish and now exhibits spots of surface pitting and is starting to acquire a deep, dark red, rust patina; there are shiny spots on the top of the cross guard where someone has attempted to clean the finish, the bottom does not appear to have been tampered with. The 7-inch blade is also devoid of its original Parkerized finish, there are only slight signs of the original finish where the blade comes into contact with the cross guard. The blade has been sharpened but not enough to alter the integrity of the length or shape. The blade is a dull silver color and exhibits light surface scratches, black carbon spotting, some red rust patina as well as, one small, and a few extremely tiny nicks in the cutting edge. The backside of the blade has seven or so, small, to moderate size nicks; it almost looks like someone put them there purposely. The medium brown colored leather scabbard is machine stitched and has nine, thin, staples that have light verdigris on them; there is a is a large loop for attaching the unit to a belt and a 5/8-inch leather strap, with a brass snap, to secure the grip when the knife is in the scabbard there is a hole at the tip for attaching a lanyard. The scabbard exhibits moderate to heavy signs of age and use, it has darkened from age and has moderate, (some heavy), scuffs, nicks, small gouges and surface cracks from handling and actual use; the original owner has carved the letters “R J P,” on the front. The leather strap has surface cracks in the leather, it's still quite sound, however, caution should be taken when snapping and un-snapping the snap. Unfortunately, the description may tend make the knife seem worse than it really is. This knife and scabbard has seen hard use, but it’s quite suitable for reenacting or collecting as a representative example until a better one comes along. A very, “salty,” example with lots of character. Unfortunately, the image is not very flattering picture. Good+. $89.00 SOLD |
| U.S. M1, 10-inch Bayonet Made by "Pal," PAL Blade & Tool Company, Plattsburg, New York - Complete With Fiberglass Scabbard - For The M1903 & M1 Garand Rifles | |
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1UEW-9. The original black plastic grips are in near excellent condition, exhibiting, a few, very minor surface scratches, scuffs and dings, (nothing at all detracting). The metal pommel, cross guard and other metal grip parts exhibit very minor signs of age and wear and have toned to a pleasing deep red patina. The 10-inch unsharpened blade, (not cut a cut down variation), retains approximately 98%, or more, of its original dark gray Parkerized finish and has a 6-inch blood groove on each side; the blade exhibits very light signs of scabbard wear and has a slightly crude style of construction showing light signs of tool marks, as per normal with PAL produced bayonets. The blade is stamped, on one side, just below the cross guard, “U.S. PAL," (The PAL is within an oval border and includes a stylized ordnance bomb as well; the reverse side of the blade is unmarked. The spring release button is intact and operates smoothly. The dark, matte, olive drab painted fiberglass scabbard retains approximately 99% of its original painted finish, which is very lightly aged and lightly soiled from handling and storage; there are a few, very minor chips and scratches, in the paint, along the edge of the scabbard, near the tip (nothing detracting or unsightly). The metal throat on the scabbard is very lightly aged and retains approximately 99% of its original lightly Parkerized finish that has darkened a bit from age and handling. The front of the scabbard throat is stamped, “U.S.,” within an ordnance flaming bomb. This bayonet is in at excellent condition; it has never been cleaned, oiled, polished, or otherwise tampered with. An exceptional example, no disappointments here. Excellent+. $225.00 SOLD |
| U.S. M1905E1 10-inch, Cut Down Bayonet, (Spear Point Tip), Made By U.C. - (Utica Cutlery Company, Utica, New York) - For The M1903 & M1 Garand Rifles – No Scabbard | |
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1UEW-10. In late
1942 the U.S. Government decided to cut 6-inches from the blades of
existing 16-inch M-905/M-1942 bayonets and termed them M-1905E1. The
original black plastic grips are in near excellent condition,
exhibiting, very minor and insignificant signs of age, handling and very
light soil, (nothing at all detracting). The metal pommel, cross guard
and other metal grip parts exhibit very insignificant signs of age; they
retain approximately 99% of their original dark gray Parkerized finish.
The 10-inch factory sharpened blade, (factory cut down spear point
variation), retains approximately 98%, or more, of its original dark
gray Parkerized finish; Because the blade has been cut down from a
longer blade, the blood groove runs to the tip of the blade on both
sides. The blade exhibits extremely light scratches and scuffs from
handling and storage. The blade is stamped, on one side, just below the
cross guard, “U.S. U.C. 1942” and includes an ordnance flaming bomb
design; the reverse side of the blade is lightly stamped with the
ordnance, “crossed cannon,” insignia within a circle, as well as
other letters that are not completely legible, (the entire stamping on
this side of the blade is very light and not completely legible). The
spring release button is intact and operates smoothly. The bayonet is in
excellent condition; it has never been cleaned, oiled, polished, or
otherwise tampered with. A very fine example of a M1905E1
variation. Excellent $95.00 |
| A Large Fighting Knife Constructed From A U.S. Military, Landers Frary & Clark Butcher/Kitchen Knife - With Brown Leather Scabbard | |
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1UEW-11. Landers Frary & Clark Company was an old established company located in New Britain, Connecticut. It was originally organized about 1848 in New Hartford, Connecticut. The company manufactured a wide range of commercial household and kitchenware items under the name of, “Universal.” During WW1 and WW2 the company suspended their commercial business and produced knives, mess gear and various other metal products for the U.S. military. This knife is approximately 14-1/2-inches overall length and has a 1-1/4-inch wide x 4-5/8-inch long, tapered, hard wood, (oak), handle which is secured to the tang by means of three ½-inch diameter, tarnished, brass rivets; the heads of the rivets are fashioned flat and smooth with the grip; the grips sandwich the metal tang, which can be seen fully along the edges of the grip. The wood has darkened over the ages and they have picked up some rust, in spots, from the tang, however they are still intact and very sound. There is a short alloy cross guard with a finger rest at the base of the grip. The blade is approximately 9-3/8-inch long x 1-3/8-inch wide x 1/8-inch thick; it is very sturdy but flexible; the blade tapers to a slightly uplifted tip and has a 6-1/2-inch, top, false edge, which is not quite so false. The steel blade has been sharpened along its length, as well as along the top false edge, sharpening marks can bee seen throughout the blade; the temper of the steel will allow for an extremely sharp edge, (still quite sharp). One side of the blade is stamped, “U.S. Landers Frary & Clark,” the words, “Landers” and “Clark,” are not completely visible due to surface age and wear. The blade has overall black carbon spotting, as well as moderate, black, surface pitting; the marked side is in slightly better condition than the other side. The brown leather scabbard appears to be professionally made to fit the knife. The scabbard is machine stitched and has metal rivets at stress points. The leather is somewhat supple, however it did not fare well over the years. The leather has darkened with age and has picked up moisture causing blackening and some deterioration mostly on the backside. Two of the rivets at the throat are missing and there are holes where they once were. The upper part of the scabbard has a large belt loop that would easily fit over the combat pistol belt; the leather belt, which once secured the grip, is not present. It’s somewhat evident that the original owner reshaped and configured the blade to be a formidable weapon; this was a common practice during WW2. Overall heavy signs of age and use, the he leather scabbard and the knife would rate, overall, about Good. A very unique and interesting piece of military memorabilia. $89.00 |
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