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http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/m51.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/m53.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/m52.JPG $95
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http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/558.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/559.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/560.JPG $695
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/570.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/571.JPG $295
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/572.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/573.JPG $595
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/582.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/583.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/584.JPG $115 http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/527.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/528.JPG $125
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/345.jpg $75
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/347.jpg $70
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/329.jpg $125
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/274.jpg $200 http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/129.jpg $12 Continued…………. I recently
purchased a small collection of theater and shop made knives. They will be for sale in the following section.
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/toothpk1.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/toothpk2.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/toothpk3.JPG $125
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/stil1.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/stil2.JPG $85
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/580.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/581.JPG
$75
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/498.JPG http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/499.JPG $55
http://www.militaryknives.bizland.com/501.JPG $65
The following items are being sold by John Gibson jrg@infinet.com 1. WWII M3 ACC----Near Mint----Quite rare M3
in very nice condition. The blade is unsharpened with scabbard marks and just a little
ighting of the finish right at the tip. The underside of the guard is marked "U.S. /
M3 / A.C.C.". The guard is tight. The leather handle is the early 8 ring version and
is excellent condition. The pommel has the ord mark and is double pinned. It comes with an
early short frog M8 scabbard that was arsenal modified with belt hooks. It also has the
original raw-hide tie-down. Ref: Cole III pg 97 #25---$ 385.00 2. Vietnam Era Knuckle Knife---The M3 blade
has very light use but is missing a lot of the finish. The handle, including the knuckle
bow is cast aluminum and was cast to the blade. There are fiber or plastic grips
pinned to the handle part. The entire handle is blackened. It comes with a M8A1 scabbard.
I'm guessing that it is Vietnam Era, it just has that look.------$ 250.00 3. Phrobis CUK--First Model--Mint---Navy Seal
Issue--Phrobis designed, under contract, this sterile CUK (Combat Utility Knife) for
the Navy Seals. This first model has a false edge that is beveled on both sides. It proved
to be too weak and a single beveled edge was developed. Ref: Brett, The Military Knife
& Bayonet pg 338 and Silvey 41-91 pg 323. The sterile CUK is quite rare. The
knife and scabbard are pristine mint-----$ 450.00 4. Phrobis CUK--Second Model--Mint---Navy Seal
Issue---Phrobis designed, under contract, this sterile CUK (Combat Utility Knife) for the
Navy Seals. After the double beveled false edge of the first model proved to be too weak,
this second model was developed with a much stronger single-bevel false edge. Ref:
Brett, The Military Knife & Bayonet pg 338 and Silvey, 41-91 pg 323. The sterile CUK
is quite rare. The knife and scabbard are pristine mint----$ 450.00 5. WWII M3 Imperial---Mint---The blade
is unused with only scabbard marks. It is marked on the underside of the guard "USM3
/ Imperial. The guard is tight. The handle is unused and is the early 8 ring version. The
pommel has the ord mark. It comes with a mint early M8 scabbard with original rawhide
tie-down. Ref: Cole III pg 97 #13----$ 325.00 6. Vietnam Buffalo Bill
Knife---Rare---Only the 2nd one I've ever had. This one is quite unique as it does not
have the plated blade. It has the floral type engraving that is seen on a lot of the
Vietnam knives. In Brett's book, The Military Knife & Bayonet, shows a smaller Vietnam
knife with the floral design. In Mike Silvey's Vietnam book, pg 46 & 47, he shows the
plated versions. The nice heavy blade is 9 1/2" long. It has a small area of dark
ageing on one side (you can see it in the picture), but there is no rust or pitting. It
has some dings on the back bone of the blade. It has an oval brass guard and a brass
collar on the handle. The wood handle is in excellent condition with only some minor
dings. Excellent condition Rare knife------$450.00 7. Randall Model 2--Pristine Mint--mid
to late 70's knife---The 8" double edge blade is marked with the Randall Mark and
"S" for Stainless. There is a Randall shop engraved name on the back side
"Jeffrey Anthony". The double guard is brass. The Commando shaped handle is
Maroon Micarta. It has a duraluminum butt cap. It comes with a Pristine Rough Back Johnson
sheath that has the Randall mark on the back. It has an early unmarked orange stone. Also
comes with the "Take Care of your Knife" booklet from Randall. Super
piece-------$ 675.00 8. Vietnam Era Schrade Walden MC-1 Survival
Knife--Pristine Mint---No doubt the best quality of the MC-1s. The main blade is marked
"Schrade / Walden / N.Y. U.S.A. / Stainless". Perfect strong action, locks up
tight. Ref: Cole III pg 145 #2---$ 120.00 9. WWI LF&C 1917 Knuckle Knife----The
blade is full and has some sharpening marks and a little loss of blue finish. The guard is
marked "U.S. / L.F.&C. /1917". The knuckle bow is in nice condition with no
rust or pitting. The wood handle is also in very nice condition. Sorry, no scabbard. Ref:
Cole III pg 23 #4------$ 225.00 10. WWII USMC Kabar--Minty--No doubt a surplus
knife re-done for the commercial market. It is an early Kabar that had the markings
removed. It was originally marked "Ka-Bar / Olean,N.Y." on one side and
"USMC" on the other. In one picture you can see the "C" from the USMC.
It is an early knife with the threaded tang. The parkerizing or blueing was removed from
both the blade and pommel. The blade is unused. It comes with the original scabbard in exc
condition. It is stamped in several places "LSM Flotilla Seven / C/O Fleet Post
Office / San Francisco, California". There is also a name above one of the marks.
Ref: Cole III pg 94 #3---$ 105.00 11. WWII OSS Drop Knife Knuckle
Bow--Mint---Quite unusual to find just the Knuckle Bow but I have actually seen a couple
of these over the years. Neat piece in minty condition. Ref: Cole III pg 163 and Cole IV
pg 172------$ 45.00 12. WWII Royal Brand Fighting Knife---The
blade has use, sharpening, pin-head type pitting and has darkened from age. The wook
handle has some dings and a small chip at the end, on one side. The original sheath has
some art work on the front and the female portion of the grip strap snap has seperated.
Ref: Cole IV pg 179----Quite scarce and quite rough------$ 60.00 13. WWII M3 Blade Marked
Imperial---Minty---The blade is marked "US M3 Imperial". The blade has no use
with only scabbard marks. The leather handle is the early 8 ring version with no spacers.
There is a set of initials lightly carved into the grip---looks like CN. The pommel has
the ord mark. This is one of the arsenal stored pieces. It has the black paint on the
guard and pommel. It comes with a nice M8 scabbard with original rawhide tie-down. Ref:
Cole III pg 97 # 12------$ 255.00 14. Vietnam Era Knuckle Knife--Minty---I have
seen a couple of these over the years but never a mint one. I really don't know anything
about them, I looked in every book I have with no results. The fact that it is minty
really helps with the era of the knife. The blade is 5 7/8" long and is a mixture of
plum and blue. It is marked "Best Steel" at the ricasso and that is the only
markings. The knuckle bow is brass with 4 points. The handle is aluminum that is pinned to
the blade. There are 2 black checkered grips pinned to the handle, It comes in the
original scabbard. The scabbard is the same that is found with the Marine Recon knives.
The scabbard has one cut at the throat at the right side rivet, otherwise it is in very
nice condition. -----------------$ 250.00 15. WWII M3 Imperial--Rare Single
Edge---Ref: Cole IV pg 187---According to Cole this knife was made by Imperial using spare
and left over parts from their Government contracts and sold through commercial outlets.
The blade is single edge and marked "Imperial / Prov.R.I. / USA" at the ricasso.
The blade has light sharpening marks and very little use. The handle has the correct red
spacers at each end. The leather handle is in near mint condition. It comes with the
original scabbard in near mint condition. Rare M3----$ 275.00 16. WWII Western 8" Fighter---The blade
has some light sharpening just along the cutting edge. The original blueing has thinned a
lot--maybe overly cleaned? The blade is marked "Western / Boulder,Colo. /
Pat'd" at the ricasso. The guard and pommel are tight. The leather handle is in
excellent condition. It comes with the original double-stitched sheath with all rivets,
stitching and snap intact. Ref: Cole III pg 60 #1------$ 250.00 17. Nolen Custom made Special Forces
Knife---Mint---One-of-a-Kind-Prototype----The knife was made aprox. 14 years ago by Nolen
Knives. It was commisioned by Mr. Randy Action, previous owner of US Cavelry, for possible
sale through US Cav. The knife was made in the style of a V-42 and was meant to be mounted
on a leather faced plaque in the form of a Special Forces Crest. Due to the cost to make
the knife the project did not continue. The knife is absolutely SUPER. The double edge
blade is 7 1/4" long and 1 1/4" wide. The nice heavy blade is 3/16" thick.
The double guard is brass and 3 1/4" wide. The handle is a mixture of dark green,
dark brown and black micarta. The pommel is in the style of the V-42 skull crusher and is
brass. As you can guess, with a nice heavy blade, a brass guard and pommel, the knife is
nice and heavy. The blade carries the Nolen Knives mark "Nolen / NK / Knives".
The heavy leather sheath was made for shipping the knife and is so marked. It is also
marked on the other side "SF Crest Knife 349.95". Nolen Knives have been in
business since 1968 and are Master Knifemakers. Great Piece-----$ 395.00 18. Vietnam Hackman Butterfly
Knife--Minty--These knives were actually issued to the CIA during Vietnam. The nylon
handles are marked "Hackman Finland". This is the same company that made the
Hackman Survival Knife. The blade is mint. Ref: Silvey Pocketknives of the US Military pg
128-----$ 85.00 19. M9 Bayonet---Tan Lan-Cay--Mint----The
blade is black parkerized and marked "M9 / Lan-Cay / USA" at the ricasso. It has
the tan grip and tan scabbard that is marked "Lan-Cay" on the back. It also
comes with the M9 Instruction Booklet. -----$ 125.00 20. Vietnam Era Kabar 1209----Mint---The black
parkerized blade is unused and is marked "Kabar / 1209 USA" at the ricasso. The
handle is unused. It comes with an original unmarked black leather sheath. These were sold
in the PX's during the war. Ref: Silvey 1-91 pg 172-----$ 85.00 21. Vietnam or Post Vietnam Mark 2---Mint--The
7" blue blade is unmarked (at least I think so). It has wide fullers and is still
wrapped in protective paper. It comes with the correct black leather scabbard with
original tie-down. -----Mint-----$ 45.00 22. Mark 1--Japan Copy of the Pal Mark
1---Mint--The blade has a dark blue type finish that turns to a plum color towards the
tip. It is marked "Japan" at the ricasso. The leather handle is unused and has
spacers at each end. The aluminum pommel is pinned on. It comes with a minty USN MK1
scabbard. Ref: Cole IV pg 70 #3---Quite scarce----$ 95.00 23. Theater or Shop Made Fighting Knives---Lot
of 2----The first one is a 6" double edge sticker with a 2 piece plastic handle held
with 3 brass pins. The blade has some surface corrosion but I don't see any sharpening. It
comes with a heavy duty scabbard that is original to the knife. The second knife has a
6" single edge blade that is in very nice condition and appears unsharpened. It has a
double guard and a one piece wood handle held with 2 brass pins. It comes in a minty sewn
and riveted leath sheath that is marked "Made in Germany" in the belt loop
area.------$ 50.00 for both 24. Vietnam Pilots Knife--1970---The blade is
in very nice condition. There is some rust at the guard and pommel and it appears to have
been cleaned by a wire wheel. The leather handle is very nice except where it was cleaned.
The pommel is marked "Camillus / N.Y. / 1-1970". It comes with a nice scabbard
that is missing the grip strap. Ref: Cole III pg 148------$ 40.00 25. WWII Collins Horn Handle V44----The blade
appears totally full and in very nice condition, but as you can see in the pictures it has
been buffed. It is marked "Collins & Co. / Legitimus / Made in USA / No.18".
The mark is very strong and clear. It has a nice green horn handle, that except for a
couple small chips at the guard (you can see it in the picture) it is complete and solid.
It comes with an excellent condition Collins marked scabbard that is complete. Ref: Cole
III pg 136 #2 and Silvey WWII pg 109 & 111----$ 435.00 26.
Utica Utility Knife---Mint---I would guess from the 60's----The blade is 6" long and
is marked "Utica / Carbon Steel". The blade is mint and still is covered in the
protective laquer finish. The brown spot near the ricasso is a glob of the laquer. The 2
piece wood handle is mint. It comes in the original sheath that is sewn and riveted. As
you can see, it is marked $9.95 on the back. Neat piece--$ 25.00 http://www.fightingknives.bizland.com/utica1.jpg http://www.fightingknives.bizland.com/utica2.JPG 27. Vietnam Pilots Knife--1967---The blade is in excellent condition
with just a little thinning of the finish towards the tip. The guard is tight and the
handle is in excellent condition. The pommel is marked "Camillus / N.Y. /
3-1967". It comes with the original scabbard that is in excellent condition. The
stone is Norton marked. Ref: Cole III pg 148------$ 85.00 29. Old Joseph Allen & Sons English Bowie
Knife---The blade is 5 7/8" long, has some light sharpening, but no rust or pitting.
It is marked "NON XLL" and "Joseph / Allen & Sons / Sheffield /
England" at the ricasso. The guard is nickel silver. The handle is 2-piece stag in
excellent condition. It comes with a scabbard that I think is original. It has some
stitching that has seperated and a cut at the throat. Neat piece in Excellent
condition-----$ 225.00 30. MIL-K Pocket Knife---Camillus
1982--Mint--All metal 4 blade utility pocket knife---The main blade is marked
"Camillus / 1982". Ref: Cole III pg 134----$ 15.00 31. Buck Model 119 Knife----The 6" blade
is unused and marked "Buck / 119 / U.S.A.". The black handle has some minor
scratches. It comes with the early flap over style sheath that is marked "Buck"
on the front and "119" on the back.------$ 40.00 32. US Navy Mark 3, Model 0--Mint in the Box--This is
the knife that replaced the WWII Mark 1. Besides being an issue knife for the Navy, it
also saw service with the Navy Seals. The blade is marked "MK 3 / MOD 0" on one
side and "2V376" on the other. It is also marked "USN" on each grip.
The sheath is marked"MK 3 MOD 0 / USN" on the front. It comes with the original
box. Ref: Cole IV pg 34-----Pristine Mint-----$ 60.00 33. M9 Lancay Bayonet--Early
Issue---Mint---The mint blade is marked "M9 / LanCay / USA" at the ricasso. In
1989 Phrobis completed the US Army's first M9 Bayonet contract. In 1992 the Army's second
M9 contract was awarded to the Lancay Corporation. The first 300 had a fuller and the
Lancay mark was "LANCAY" (all caps). When the fuller was removed the mark was
changed to "LanCay". Finally in 1995 the mark was changed to
"Lan-Cay". The mark on the back of this scabbard is "LANCAY" (all
caps). So, it is an early scabbard with a fairly early M9. Ref: Brett, Military Knife
& Bayonet pg 386----Mint-----$ 150.00 34. Commercial SWI Machete and
Scabbard---Mint---Even though Cole shows one of these in his book, these are truly
commercial and not military issue. There was no SWI company during WWII. The blade is
18" long and marked "USMC / MK2 / 1944 / SWI". The handle is black plastic
with 4 steel pins. It comes with an unmarked sheath that has a steel throat, green canvas
body and copper liner inside the sheath. The machete is mint and the sheath is
exc--------$ 20.00 35. British Knuckle Knife Copy---I am
selling this knife as a copy, but if I'm wrong, it is my loss and your gain. The blade is
5 1/2" long to the front of the knucks. It has some corrosion and pitting. There is a
patch of fairly deep pitting on one side near the tip. It appears to be a copy of the
BC-41 but is totally unmarked. In Ron Flook's book, British & Commonwealth Military
Knives, pg 21, he shows a similar unmarked knife, but the brass grip is a tad different.
There is no scabbard--------$ 45.00 36. Al Mar Shadow IV---Mint in the box--The Shadow is
in a white slide type box marked "Al Mar Knife" in several places and
"Shadow IV / (incl. sheath) / 6104" on one end. The double edge blade is 7
7/8" long and marked "Al / Mar" (and the box) at the ricasso and "Seki
Japan" on the other. The handle is made of a black textured material. The black nylon
sheath is set up in a military style to be carried many different ways. It has a
plastic liner to protect the blade from cutting the sheath. It has a blue paper in the
front pouch called "The Warrior's Edge" and is dated 1982. It also has the
cardboard blade sleeve in the box. Absolute Mint Condition-$ 220.00 37. Knuckle Knife---Fairly new large knuckle
knife----The heavy blade is 10" long and marked "Frost / Cutlery" on the
back. The handle is a repro 1918 knuckle knife handle. It has a brass skull crusher. It
comes with a nice black reinforced nylon scabbard. No doubt put together by someone that
was going Bear fighting :-) $ 35.00 38. WWII Hitler
Youth Knife---The blade has some minor fine scratches towards the tip and some ageing. It
has some surface peppering, also towards the tip. It has not been sharpened. The blade is
marked "Blut and Ehre!" on one side and Solingen / Ges. Geschultz" and the
Windmill trademark on the other. The handles are in excellent plus condition. It comes
with a very nice and clean metal scabbard. I am no expert on these things and I am
assuming it is legit------$ 325.00 39. Wenoka Dive Knife from the late
70's--MIB--Model 8532----7 1/4" blade-----$ 45.00 40. SALE PENDING--------------------WWII M4
Imperial Bayonet----Mint----The bade is mint. The guard is marked "U.S.M4 /
Imperial". The mint leather handle has the brown plastic spacers at each end. It
comes with an early M8 scabbard with original leather tie-down. Ref: Cole III pg 107
#5---$170.00 41. SALE PENDING------------------------WWII
Camillus Mark 1--Mint--The blade is marked "U.S.N. / Mark 1" on one side and
"Camillus / N.Y." on the other. It comes with a Mint USN MK1 scabbard. Ref: Cole
III pg 76 #2----$ 170.00 Finally got around to putting some more of the items on the site from at late 70's-early 80's collection. These are items that won't appeal to everyone, but I know some of you collect other than just military. 42. Kershaw Camp Kit---Mint in original
Case----dated 1/1977----Comes with zippered Kershaw marked case, 3 blades 9" long in
individual sleeves, handle and Kershaw paperwork------Mint------$ 45.00 43. Case Model 6165-L SAB SSP----1977--3
dot---There is no box but it does have the original brown paper wrap (take care of your
knife)--Nice knife in near mint condition---$ 55.00 44. Schrade Scrimshaw Model SC-501----Mint in
the Box---1979-----Has the image of a Buck scrimed on the handle. The scrimshaw is dated
1979. Comes complete with white cardboard box sleeve, box, knife, sheath and Schrade
paperwork.--Pristine---$ 55.00 45. Buck Sawbuck---Mint in the Box---Model
15400---The saw blade is 10 1/2" long. The handle is marked Buck. Comes with saw,
heavy Buck marked leather sheath and original box. -------Mint----$ 40.00 46. Gerber Silver Knight---Model 250B---Mint
in the Box---It is 3 1/4" closed, has wood Cordia handles and 2 blades. It comes with
box and felt sleeve. I found no date---Mint---$ 35.00 47. Ithacagun Track Knife--Mint---The blade is
4 1/2" long and 9 1/4" overall. Nice heavy blade with a Paw Print for a makers
mark. The guard is nickel silver. The handle appears to be a laminate with finger grooves.
It comes with a heavy leather scabbard that is marked "Track Knives / by /
Ithacagun". -----Mint----$ 120.00 48. Buck Outdoorsman Selector--Model
0429-A7-0---Mint in the Box---The knife is 4 7/8" closed with the blade being 4"
long. It comes with 2 extra blades, plastic sleeves for all 3 blades, instructions,
sheath, foam sleeve for the extra blades, paper work from Buck for caring for the knife
and box. This one is a little later, there is a date of 1991 on the care
sheet------Mint----$ 45.00
Miscellaneous Knife Related Items jrg@infinet.com 61. Reference Book---"The U.S. M-3 Trench Knife of World War Two" by Vincent Coniglio. A 42 page soft cover book on the highly collected M3 Trench knives. Shows pictures, markings, types of finish, handles, when used, numbers produced, scabbards, etc. A very good reference book for the M3 collector----I will continue to stock this book----$ 20.00 postage paid. http://www.fightingknives.bizland.com/m3book.jpg 62. Reference Book--"Pocket Knives of the U.S. Military"--Mike Silvey has finished his new book on Military Pocket Knives and it is ready for shipment. The hardback book is 135 pages long and filled with great pictures and information. The book is a "MUST" for Military Knife Collectors. There are knives from the 1800's to the 1980's, with knives never before published. I highly recommend it--- To order send $ 24.95 plus $ 5.00 shipping, for a total of $ 29.95 to: Mike Silvey 6908 Diamond Court Pollock Pines, CA 95726 63. FAKE F/S--The following information is being
presented in the hope that other collectors will not get burnt: This additional information came from fellow collector Kerry Gordon. (thanks Kerry) I just thought that you might like to know that you weren't the only one ever caught with one of these - not only do I have the French version but I also have one with the Belgian Rampant Lion stamped into the hilt. The real give away with these is that the blade tang doesn't run all the way through the pommel nut, there's about two threads empty at the end of the nut. The other thing is that the brass pommel nuts are painted with gloss black paint rather than blackened. Someone spent a lot of time and effort on these, the blades really are tinned under the blackening and the hilts are blackened brass that is reasonable well checkered. If you get an opportunity tell the rest of the collectors that there are both variations out there and that they really are bogus. http://www.fightingknives.bizland.com/fs3.jpg http://www.fightingknives.bizland.com/fs6.jpg
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