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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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Vtg US WW2 Home Front Theater KNUCKLE KNIFE -Fighting/Combat -Old/Rare
Vtg US WW2 Home Front Theater KNUCKLE KNIFE -Fighting/Combat -Old/Rare
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1 vintage U.S. World War II theater knuckle knife. This homemade WW2 combat knife has a knuckle guard with skull crusher knobs on it. This knife would make a fine addition to any collection.
The handle on this knife is formed of wood–the grip has finger-grooves. This knife is definitely theater-made.
The blade measures 6 3/4″. The knobs on the knuckle guard are each individually formed of brass. The guard is formed of a heavy gauge wire folded in two layers against itself.
The belt scabbard was made for this knife. The keeper strap is a buckle type. The keeper strap rivet is stamped ‘5 5‘.
No payments allowed online for this knife. Click on ‘Purchase by Phone’ to buy this knife.
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Vtg US Army WW2 Theater Artwork Modified PAL RH-36 Combat Knife -ID’d w/7 Kills -New Hebrides/Guam
Vtg US Army WW2 Theater Artwork Modified PAL RH-36 Combat Knife -ID’d w/7 Kills -New Hebrides/Guam
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1 vintage U.S. World War 2 theater fighting knife w/G.I. trench artwork. This fine theater knife has a trench art-engraved blade, and a scabbard that is marked with the theaters he fought in. The scabbard also shows the number of enemy kills he had. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This knife is a theater-modified PAL RH-36 fighting knife. The aluminum pommel was removed by the G.I., and replaced with a stag one. The blade is engraved with an artistic pattern on both sides.
The scabbard is marked ‘NEW HEBRIDES ISLANDS U.S. ARMY T.S. ROPERT(?) STOCKTON CALIF.‘.
The back of the scabbard is marked ‘GUAM ASN 3942066‘. This side of also marked with 7 hash marks–indicating 7 enemy kills.
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US WW2 ID’d First Special Service Force/82nd Airborne 504-E Company Knife
US WW2 ID’d First Special Service Force/82nd Airborne 504-E Company Knife
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1 desirable ID’d U.S. World War 2 theater fighting knife. The premium U.S. theater knife was carried by S/SGT Arthur Duebner. This soldier served with the First Special Service Force and later with the 82nd Airborne 504th Easy Company.
This fine theater dagger is of exceptional quality. In fact, S/SGT Duebner’s other carry knife was a fine Case V42. That knife sold, with the same vet documentation that comes with this knife, at an auction house for $10,000 in 2011.
This knife measures 11 1/8″ overall. The double-edged blade itself measures 6 3/8″. The crossguard and pommel are made of aluminum. The handle is leather. The premium metal scabbard is made of aluminum.
S/SGT Duebner’s story will come with this knife. He related his story to N.H. Stolp by hand written letter and Newspaper issue “The Medford Star” of Wed. Nov. 16th, 1994. S/SGT Duebner served in Italy, Southern France, the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
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Rare US WW2 Kennedy Bros Arms Fighting Knife -St Paul/Combat Collection
Rare US WW2 Kennedy Bros Arms Fighting Knife -St Paul/Combat Collection
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1 rare U.S. World War II aluminum handle Kennedy Arms fighting knife available. I have been listing a number of different variations of Kennedy Arms fighting knives–and this is the double-edged, wood handle version. A wood-handle Kennedy Arms knife would make a rare addition to any premium collection.
The blade on this fine Kennedy Arms combat knife measures 7 3/4″ long. This knife measures 12 1/4″ overall. The handle is marked ‘KENNEDY ARMS ST. PAUL‘. The original sheath is stamped ‘KENNEDY BROS. ARMS CO. ST. PAUL‘. The top of the sheath is stamped ‘227S‘ like all Kennedy sheaths are. The guard has the Kennedy stamp as well. Interestingly this knife and sheath are hand-marked ‘1071‘.
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WW2 Theater EGW Fighting Knife -ID’d to US ARMY CAPTAIN/1st DIVISION
WW2 Theater EGW Fighting Knife -ID’d to US ARMY CAPTAIN/1st DIVISION
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1 vintage U.S. World War II theater-modified EGW combat knife. This U.S. WW2 fighting knife is ID’d on its scabbard to a U.S. Army Captain. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
A plate is affixed to the lower portion of the scabbard. The plate reads ‘CAPT. PATRICK J. DODD M.G.Co. 26TH INF. 1ST DIV. U.S. ARMY.‘.
This knife measures 12 1/8″ overall. The fullered blade itself measures 7 5/8″. The handle was changed in theater to add aluminum spacers. Note the desirable ‘star-burst’ snap on the scabbard.
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Vintage US WW2 Theater F/S-type Stiletto -Commando Dagger -Combat Knife
Vintage US WW2 Theater F/S-type Stiletto -Commando Dagger -Combat Knife
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1 vintage U.S. World War II theater made Fairbairn-Sykes type stiletto fighting knife available. This theater-made combat stiletto 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.
This combat knife measures 10 5/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 7/16″. The blade measures 9/16″ wide. There is no scabbard with this knife.
