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ID’d US WW2 RICHTIG Fighting Knife -ALFRED CORNISH Sheath/F J R Clarkson Neb
ID’d US WW2 RICHTIG Fighting Knife -ALFRED CORNISH Sheath/F J R Clarkson Neb
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1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife w/Cornish sheath. This is the Richtig/Cornish combination every collector is looking for. This desirable Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection.
This WW2 Richtig fighter is ID’d on the sheath to the soldier that carried it. The sheath is marked ‘Moody’. This knife was carried by Colonel Joe Lydle Moody, United States Army Air Force.
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 3/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 5 15/16 “. This Richtig fighter is marked on the pommel ‘F.J.R. CLARKSON NEB.‘. The guard and pommel are brass. The pommel has an extended lanyard ring.
The sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH OMAHA, NEB.‘. Lower down on the scabbard throat it is stamped with the number ‘2‘.
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US WW2 RICHTIG Fighting Knife -ALFRED CORNISH Sheath/F J R Clarkson Neb – WW II
US WW2 RICHTIG Fighting Knife -ALFRED CORNISH Sheath/F J R Clarkson Neb – WW II
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1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife w/Cornish sheath. This is the Richtig/Cornish combination every collector is looking for. This desirable Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria 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″ overall. The blade itself measures 5 15/16 “. This Richtig fighter is marked on the pommel ‘F.J.R. CLARKSON NEB.’. The guard and pommel are brass. The pommel has an extended lanyard ring.
The sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH OMAHA, NEB.’. Lower down on the scabbard throat it is stamped with the number ‘2’.
This fine Richtig example has a blood groove in the blade–an uncommon, and desirable feature in a WW2 Richtig fighter.
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WW2 RICHTIG Fighting Knife -F J R Clarkson Neb -Combat -Old US Military Collection
WW2 RICHTIG Fighting Knife -F J R Clarkson Neb -Combat -Old US Military Collection
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1 U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife. This one of a kind Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection.
This is an exceptionally large and rare WW2 Richtig fighter.
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 is a large 18 15/16″ Richtig fighter. The blade itself measures 13 3/16″. This Richtig fighter is stamped ‘F.J.R. CLARKSON NEB.’. The guard and pommel are brass. The pommel has an extended lanyard ring.
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RICHTIG Hunting Knife -ALFRED CORNISH Sheath/F J R Clarkson Neb/Antique/Old/RARE
RICHTIG Hunting Knife -ALFRED CORNISH Sheath/F J R Clarkson Neb/Antique/Old/RARE
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1 old 1930’s-1940’s small Richtig hunting knife w/Cornish sheath. This is the Richtig/Cornish combination every collector is looking for. This desirable Richtig hunting knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This is a Richtig hunter variation rarely found. The handle is wood; the guard and pommel are aluminum.
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 8″ overall. The blade itself measures 3 13/16″. This Richtig fighter is marked on the guard ‘F.J.R. CLARKSON NEB.‘.
The sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH OMAHA, NEB.‘.
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WWII RICHTIG Fighting Knife -F J R Clarkson Neb/Old/Small US/4-Inch Boot/WW2/FJR
WWII RICHTIG Fighting Knife -F J R Clarkson Neb/Old/Small US/4-Inch Boot/WW2/FJR
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1 U.S. World War II small 4″ Richtig fighting knife. This rare, small Richtig boot knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria 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.
Richtig fighting knives are widely considered by many collectors to be one of the most beautiful fighting knives ever made.
This knife measures just 8 1/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 4 3/16″. This Richtig fighter is stamped ‘F.J.R. CLARKSON NEB.’. The guard and pommel are brass. The pommel has an extended lanyard ring.
The scabbard was with this knife throughout World War 2. The G.I. carved his name ‘ WHITEY ‘ into the front of the sheath.
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Buck CUSTOM 25 YEAR SERVICE AWARD D-Guard Bowie Knife -WBC Wilde Bill Cody
Buck CUSTOM 25 YEAR SERVICE AWARD D-Guard Bowie Knife -WBC Wilde Bill Cody
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1 rare! ca.2006 vintage Buck Custom Shop 25 Year Employee Service Award Bowie knife. This custom Limited Edition Bowie was made by Buck bladesmith Wilde Bill Cody. This rare custom knife would make a important addition to any premium collection.
This knife is engraved with serial number ‘020‘. The blade choil is stamped ‘WBC‘, Buck employee bladesmith Wilde Bill Cody’s initials.
The blade has Chuck Buck’s signature in electric pencil. The blade is etched in 24kt gold ‘BUCK KNIVES 25 YEAR SERVICE AWARD‘. The handle scales are made of fossilized ivory.
This massive D-guard Bowie measures 16 3/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 10 1/4″. Just as significant–the blade measures 2 9/16″ wide! The blade stock is 1/4″.
This knife comes in a fine walnut display case.
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Vtg US WW2 Everitt Knuckle Fighting Knife -Green Handle -Double-edged/Trench/Old
Vtg US WW2 Everitt Knuckle Fighting Knife -Green Handle -Double-edged/Trench/Old
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1 U.S. World War II Everitt knuckle knife. This is the green handle Everitt trench knuckle knife. This knife would make a rare addition to any collection.
The handle has the ‘EVERITT‘ mark. This knife measures 12″ overall. The double-edge trench blade itself measures 7 1/16″. The blade is blackened.
The Everitt scabbard has the characteristic black rivets, throat staples, and the long keeper strap.
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Rare!—Antique US WW2 Taylor Huff Knuckle Knife -Fighting/Combat Collection
Rare!—Antique US WW2 Taylor Huff Knuckle Knife -Fighting/Combat Collection
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1 very desirable U.S. World War II Taylor Huff knuckle knife. This is an outstanding Taylor Huff knife for a collector.
This is a large 14 1/2″ overall. The blade itself measures 9 11/16″. This is the Huff variation 3 with the walnut grip with no brass strip.
Take a look at photos in this listing from the following references. The references are from Frank Trzaska’s article in Military Knives–A Reference Book pages 154-156; M.H. Cole’s The Best of U.S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes pages 277-278; and Bill Wright’s Theater Made Military Knives of World War II pages 136-137. These reference photos show the exact features of this knife and its Huff sheath.
Note the stitching pattern on the front of this scabbard. The exact pattern, with stitching on the bottom 2/3 of the scabbard and no stitching–only a rolled line along the outer edges of the top 1/3 of the scabbard, can be seen in the knife appearing on page 155 of Military Knives–A Reference Book.
Next note the straight, not tapered, ricasso/tang on this knife, and on the Huff knives on pages 136 & 137 of Bill Wright’s book.
Third, notice the sheath design Patent Office application drawing on page 155 of Military Knives–A Reference Book. The back stitching is exact, the only minor variation is Huff proposed, at the time of the application, adding two rivets to the leather piece holding the brass wire hanger.
The photos provide other examples of every other feature of this knife.
I have also attached photos of three other Taylor Huff knuckle knives I have owned for reference. These photos show both some of the same features as on this knife, and they show that Taylor Huff made changes to his different knife designs over time. These knives appear in the very last five photos.
The blade has its original perfect edges (see the example perfect original blade edges photographed on page 154 of Military Knives–A Reference Book). The blade edges on the knife on this site exactly match the original perfect edges on the example knife in the reference book.
There is additional information on Taylor Huff knuckle knives in Mike Silvey’s United States Military Knives 1941 to 1991 pages 148-149.
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