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SILVEY BOOK KNIFE—US WW2 Theater Fighting/Combat -Vtg Military Collection
SILVEY BOOK KNIFE—US WW2 Theater Fighting/Combat -Vtg Military Collection
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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 190 of the book.
Note the comparison photos. This knife was made with theater materials–aluminum, brass, and wood. This knife measures 11 3/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 1/2″.
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EXCEPTIONAL US WW2 Theater Fighting Dagger -Military Knife Collection/Awesome
EXCEPTIONAL US WW2 Theater Fighting Dagger -Military Knife Collection/Awesome
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1 incredible U.S. World War 2 theater fighting knife. This exceptional theater dagger would make an important addition to any collection.
This double-edged WW2 theater fighting knife was beautifully made. This maker had both skill, and taste. The thick brass guard is pointed towards the blade’s center line. The handle is made of theater-scrounged aluminum, leather, and brass & colored spacers. The leather scabbard is decorated with a single mother-of-pearl crest.
This knife measures 12 5/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 7 1/4″.
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HUGE ID’d—US WW2 Homefront Theater Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
HUGE ID’d—US WW2 Homefront Theater Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
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1 vintage U.S. World War II premium theater combat knife from the Roger Ballard collection available. This premium knife comes with its original hand-drawn ID card that Roger Ballard made for this knife. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This knife is from a known/ID’d maker. This knife was made by “Bud” Fhaver in Oklahoma City during World War II. According to Ballard’s ID’d card–“Fhaver worked at Tinker Air Force Base and had pattern knives on display in his work area so that soldiers could order the knife they needed. Knives were made from scrapped airplane parts.”
This huge WWII combat knife measures 17 3/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 12 3/4″.
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HUGE IDd—US WW2 Homefront Theater Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
HUGE IDd—US WW2 Homefront Theater Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
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1 vintage U.S. World War II premium theater combat knife from the Roger Ballard collection available. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This knife is from a known/ID’d maker. This knife was made by “Bud” Fhaver in Oklahoma City during World War II. According to Ballard’s ID’d card–“Fhaver worked at Tinker Air Force Base and had pattern knives on display in his work area so that soldiers could order the knife they needed. Knives were made from scrapped airplane parts.”
This knife was with another of Bud Fhaver’s theater knives in Roger Ballard’s collection. Roger made a hand-drawn ID card for the other knife–a copy of that knife’s ID card is provided with this knife, because it has the history on these knives.
This huge WWII combat knife measures 16 1/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 11 1/4″.
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RARE—SAME MAKER! US WW II Theater Fighting Knife Collection -M3 Dagger/WW2
RARE—SAME MAKER! US WW II Theater Fighting Knife Collection -M3 Dagger/WW2
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1 set of 3 U.S. WW2 theater knives by the same maker! available. This rare set of 3 matching theater knives would make an important addition to any collection.
Theater knives are fighting knives made by soldiers in the field, or by craftsman here at home for soldiers. 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.
Occasionally a theater knife will stick out above the rest–these three knives, all by the same maker, are it. It is so very unusual to find theater knives made by the same guy–literally, if you look though 1,000 theater knives, no two knives will be by the same maker.
These knives are recognizable as being by the same maker for a couple of traits. First, note the shape of the pommel–same shape on each knife. Second, note the thinner piece of metal at the top of the guard on each knife. Third, note the spacing and thickness of the colored part of each handle–the same.
Each blade is unique–one has an M3 trench knife blade. A second has a upturned clip point blade. And the third knife is still unfinished! Looks like he used a hacksaw blade as his blade stock on this knife–and on the second knife. The knives vary in length from 11 1/16″ overall for the unfinished knife down to 10 3/4″ for the clip point bladed knife.
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WW II Theater Boot Knife -Stiletto -Fighting Collection/US Military Collection
WW II Theater Boot Knife -Stiletto -Fighting Collection/US Military Collection
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1 U.S. World War 2 theater stiletto fighting knife. This handsome theater stiletto would make an important addition to any collection.
The blade measures 6 7/8″. This knife measures 9 13/16″ overall.
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WWII Theater Knife w/MH Cole Sheath -US WW2 w/Original Roger Ballard Art
WWII Theater Knife w/MH Cole Sheath -US WW2 w/Original Roger Ballard Art
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1 U.S. WW2 theater fighting knife available. The sheath is an original M.H. Cole sheath. Roger Ballard was visiting Mr. Cole back in the day when Mr. Cole gave him this sheath. Roger told me that it took him many years to find the right theater knife to go with this M.H. Cole sheath.
The knife has a walrus ivory handle. measures 11” overall. The blade itself measures 6 7/8”.
Roger Ballard ran with all the original military knife guys—M.H. Cole, Bill Walters, etc. Roger hand-draws a knife record ID card for each knife. His original hand-drawn ID card is included with this knife.
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Vintage US WW2 F.J. RICHTIG Fighting Knife -F.J.R. Clarkson Neb. Nebr.
Vintage US WW2 F.J. RICHTIG Fighting Knife -F.J.R. Clarkson Neb. Nebr.
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1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife. This fine 7″ Richtig knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This knife was made by a legend in knife-making. Frank Richtig had a secret steel tempering process that allowed him to slice through railroad spikes and automobile leaf springs. Frank would demonstrate this at county fairs–after slicing a railroad spike or leaf spring, he would slice through a piece of paper with the same knife. Frank earned himself a spot in a ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ magazine in the 1930’s. These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.
This knife measures 11 7/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 15/16″. The Richtig fighting knives with this handle configuration, a handle that includes aluminum, were never marked. Knifemakers were told by the War Department not to use these materials. He did it anyway–for the War effort, and avoided marking his knives to avoid any kickback from the War Dept. The pommel has an extended lanyard ring. The WW2 scabbard is stamped on its front ‘CUSTOM MADE J BRAND’.
This knife is ID’d to the soldier that carried it. The back of the scabbard is marked ‘G.A. LUTZ‘.
