Knuckle Knives

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1 U.S. World War 1/World War II Mark 1 trench knuckle knife.  This trench fighting knife was made in France for the U.S. Army, and is marked ‘AU LION’ on the tang.  The lion image is stamped just above the Au Lion mark.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This knife measures 11 3/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 5/8″.  ‘U.S. 1918’ is marked on the handle. 

The soldier that carried this knife ground the guard flat so that the knife had a low profite while carrying it.    

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1 original U.S. World War 1/World War II Mark 1 trench knuckle knife. This trench fighting knife was made by L.F. & C. This knuckle knife would make an important addition to any collection. 

This knife measures 11 3/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 3/4″. ‘U.S. 1918 L.F.&C.-1918’ is marked on the handle.

This knife did not have a scabbard when the collector who owned it originally bought it.  The collector bought a modern reproduction scabbard for this knife.  This replacement scabbard is pictured in the listing, and comes with the knife.  

A photo of this knife is provided with a page from Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the United States Military – World War 2.  

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1 original U.S. World War 1/World War II Mark 1 trench knuckle knife. This trench fighting knife was made by L.F. & C. This knuckle knife would make an important addition to any collection. 

This knife measures 11 3/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 3/4″. ‘U.S. 1918 L.F.&C.-1918’ is marked on the handle. The scabbard is marked ‘L.F.&C. 1918’.

The scabbard is pretty cool in that the G.I. that carried it welded a belt loop on it.  

1 vintage U.S. World War II OSS stiletto fighting knife.  This historic OSS stiletto would make an important addition to any collection.

The knife measures 11 5/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures just under 6 3/4″.  The blade has one Rockwell test mark.  The original black rubber scabbard o-ring always breaks down over time.  Many collectors replace the black rubber o-ring with one from a hardware store.  The original o-ring was exactly that–a standard black rubber o-ring, plain and simple.  

Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the United States Military World War II features this knife.  M.H. Cole’s The Best of U.S. Military Knives also covers this knife.  In addition, Frank Trzaska’s article “The O.S.S. Stiletto” published in Knife World Magazine’s Military Knives–a Reference Book discusses this knife as well.  

The LF&C pancake flipper scabbard for this knife is in premium condition. 

This OSS stiletto has both rare condition, AND it was actually carried—note that unlike most OSS stilettos in this condition with a mint blade (the were never carried) the top of the pancake flipper sheath had a belt woven through it.