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Rare US WW2 Kephart Theater Knuckle Knife -Homefront/Combat Collection/Dagger
Rare US WW2 Kephart Theater Knuckle Knife -Homefront/Combat Collection/Dagger
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St. Croix Blades BUYS military collections. Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.
1 vintage U.S. World War II Kephart knuckle knife. This hard-to-find vintage combat knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This is a double-edged Kephart knuckle fighting knife with its original scabbard. The wood handle was stamped with one letter at a time by the maker ‘K E P H A R T‘.
The blade on this rare Kephart combat knife measures 8 1/4″. This knife measures 13 5/8″ overall.
References for Kephart knives can be found on page 150 of Bill & Debbie Wright’s book “Theater Made Military Knives of World War II”.
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Vtg US WW2 Ben Rocklin Sticker -Antique Fighting Knife -Old Military Collection -Dagger/File
Vtg US WW2 Ben Rocklin Sticker -Antique Fighting Knife -Old Military Collection -Dagger/File
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1 vintage U.S. World War II Ben Rocklin Sticker fighting knife. This fine Ben Rocklin Sticker would make an important addition to any collection.
Ben Rocklin made custom fighting knives for U.S. troops during World War II. He called his double-edged combat knives ‘Stickers’. The long Rocklin knife measures 13 3/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 8 1/16″. The blade is made from an old metal file. The handle is turned.
The belt sheath has a buckle keeper strap. The back of the scabbard is marked with the soldier’s initials that carried this knife ‘CSA’.
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Vtg US WW2 OSS Case Combat Smatchet -Applegate-Fairbairn Combat Knife Collection
Vtg US WW2 OSS Case Combat Smatchet -Applegate-Fairbairn Combat Knife Collection
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1 vintage U.S. World War II Case Combat Smatchet. This Smatchet is in rare condition, and is near-mint. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This WWII Smatchet was made by Case. The scabbard is a type I.
This Smatchet measures 16 7/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 11 1/8″. The blade has a parkerized finish. This knife has its original wrist thong.
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RARE Variation Shipley U.S. WW2 Fighting Knife -Antique/Old Combat
RARE Variation Shipley U.S. WW2 Fighting Knife -Antique/Old Combat
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1 rare variation U.S. World War II Shipley knife available. The more known version of the Shipley knife has a brass knuckle guard, thick brass handle spacers, and a lead pommel. That version is pictured on the back cover of Mike Silvey’s Knives of the United States Military–World War II.
This discovery of a rare Shipley knife variation would make an important addition to any collection.
Note the features common in each knife. The knife offered here is an early version–as the Shipley design was perfected. This knife has a stacked leather handle with thick brass spacers. In the later knuckle knife version, these brass spacers come out to join with a brass knuckle guard. The pommel is lead–just like on the knuckle knife. The blade too is double-edged. Later, on the knuckle knife, the blade’s center ridge line was rounded and smoothed.
This knife measures 13 3/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 9 5/16″. The knife handle is coated in varnish–for use in carry in the Pacific.
The scabbard is of high quality, and has a wire hanger. The scabbard has no Shipley markings. This knife, though, is unmistakeably a Shipley.
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Incredible PIG-NOSED US WW2 EW STONE Knuckle Fighting Knife -Skull/Cobra
Incredible PIG-NOSED US WW2 EW STONE Knuckle Fighting Knife -Skull/Cobra
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1 iconic fighting knife from World War 2 available. This U.S. WW2 E.W. Stone knuckle fighting knife would make a rare addition to any collection.
E.W. Stone made these knives aboard ship during World War 2. The cast aluminum handle is formed in the images of a skull and cobra. Awesome knife.
This Stone knuckle knife measures 12 1/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 15/16″.
This is the more rare pig-nose version of the Stone knuckle knife. On the U.S.N. MK.2 scabbard is an incredible braided leather leg tie-down. Braided into the tie-down is a gambling die. The bottom of the tie-down is held together with a Turkish knot–a knot known to seamen. The keeper strap was cut off–it wouldn’t have fit around the handle anyway.
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ID’d—US WW2 Theater Fighting Knife/Similar to FOSTER BROS/Military Collection
ID’d—US WW2 Theater Fighting Knife/Similar to FOSTER BROS/Military Collection
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1 vintage U.S. World War II premium theater/home front fighting knife available. In 1942, the U.S. military didn’t have enough fighting knives to provide to its troops so there were War drives where hunting knives, etc. were donated by regular people for the War effort. This WW2 knife is marked on the scabbard ‘LT. BERNARD B. BEARSON, TC B-5968‘. This theater combat knife would make an important addition to any collection.
Theater knives are fighting knives made by soldiers or craftsman here at home for soldiers, or were hunting knives, etc. that were donated by the citizens for the War effort. Knives made by soldiers were often made with materials that were readily available to them–like plexiglass spacers made from enemy aircraft windshields, aluminum, brass, leather, and blades or handles from Issue fighting knives.
This WW2 fighting knife is similar to a Foster Bros. knife. The blade on this knife is etched ‘ROBINSON KNIFE SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. CARBON STEEL U.S.A.’. This WWII knife measures 10 1/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 5 1/2″. The knife handle is also marked with the G.I.’s Serial #: ‘B5968’.
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*PREMIUM* US WW2 Theater Home Front Combat Knife -Old Military Dagger/Stiletto
*PREMIUM* US WW2 Theater Home Front Combat Knife -Old Military Dagger/Stiletto
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St. Croix Blades BUYS military knife collections. Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.
1 premium handle U.S. World War II theater fighting knife. This super attractive WW2 theater dagger would make an important addition to any collection.
This knife measures 12 1/8″ overall. The blade itself measures a long 8″. This theater stiletto has a handsome red, yellow, brown, green, white, black, etc. handle grip. The blade is secured with brass pins–see the first thick black handle spacer. The scabbard is made of thick leather. In lieu of a keeper strap, the knife’s maker used a leather thong.
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SILVEY BOOK KNIFE—US WW2 Theater Fairbairn-Sykes Stiletto Fighting
SILVEY BOOK KNIFE—US WW2 Theater Fairbairn-Sykes Stiletto Fighting
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This offering is for the exact knife that was photographed for Mike Silvey’s Knives of the United States Military–World War II. This knife appears on page 192 of the book.
Note the comparison photos. This theater stiletto was made using the blade from a Fairbairn-Sykes commando knife. The handle is made of aluminum, aircraft plexiglass, and colored spacers. This knife measures 11 3/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 7″.
