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WW2 Theater Hatchet -Home Front Knife/Hand Ax -GI made
WW2 Theater Hatchet -Home Front Knife/Hand Ax -GI made
$350
1 U.S. G.I.-made theater hand axe available. A hatchet like this would have been made by a G.I., and sent home to family as a gift.
This theater hatchet measures 12 3/8″ overall. The cutting edge measures just over 2 1/2″.
The handle was made with materials typically available in a foreign theater of war. The grip is made of aluminum, micarta electrical panel material, and bakelite.
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Vietnam War BUCK Knife -US Private Purchase Fighting/Combat
Vietnam War BUCK Knife -US Private Purchase Fighting/Combat
$325
1 Vietnam BUCK private purchase fighting knife available. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
The inverted/upside down ‘BUCK U.S.A.’ stamp on the ricasso was used from 1967 to 1972. This is the Buck model 120–a common private purchase fighting knife carried in Vietnam.
A photo of this knife is provided with page 130 of Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the United States Military in Vietnam.
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US WW2 Western L77 Stiletto Combat Knife -Brass Guard w/Marine-added NORTON Stone
US WW2 Western L77 Stiletto Combat Knife -Brass Guard w/Marine-added NORTON Stone
$695
1 U.S. World War 2 Western L77 Stiletto fighting knife. This desirable U.S. fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.
The knife’s blade tang is stamped ‘WESTERN BOULDER, COLO. PAT.NO.1,967,479’. This knife measures 11 1/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 15/16″ to the guard. The pommel is aluminum, and the guard is brass.
Note the G.I. or Marine that carried this knife stitched a pouch with sharpening stone on the back of the scabbard. The stone has a hollowed oval with ‘NORTON’ marked in raised letters. Check out the photos for a closer look at this cool field adaption.
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Japanese Police Shin-Gunto Sword from the PLIMPTON Collection -PREMIUM CONDITION
Japanese Police Shin-Gunto Sword from the PLIMPTON Collection -PREMIUM CONDITION
$2,900
If you missed out on the swords from the John Plimpton collection when they were for sale a while back, here’s a chance to buy one. In fact, St. Croix Blades bought almost 50 of the Plimpton swords–we’ve just stowed them away to be listed here every so often.
THE Japanese Police shingunto sword photographed for John Plimpton’s book Swords of the Emperor – A Guide to the Identification of Imperial Japanese Swords, 1873 – 1945.
This sword would make an important addition to any Premium collection as it is most likely the, or one of the, best condition examples of the Japanese Police Shin-gunto Sword known.
Note the Police badge on the fuchi (handle fitting). The Japanese Police gunto is very hard to find.
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US WW2 Shipley Knuckle Knife SHEATH -Fighting Collection/C.P. Kansas City
US WW2 Shipley Knuckle Knife SHEATH -Fighting Collection/C.P. Kansas City
$1,100
Have some trade items? St. Croix Blades considers trades towards the purchase of any item on the site.
1 hard to find sheath for the U.S. World War II Shipley knuckle knife. A Shipley knuckle knife was chosen by author Mike Silvey to adorn the back cover of his book, Knives of the United States Military–World War II. This rare knife would make a fine addition to any collection.
This Shipley knuckle knife is marked on the scabbard ‘C.P. SHIPLEY, KANSAS CITY.’.
This sheath will allow completion of a Shipley knuckle knife for those collectors who have the knife only–or who have a sheath in poor condition.
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UNISSUED Logan-Smyth MC-1 Paratrooper Chute Knife -Orange Handle – USA
UNISSUED Logan-Smyth MC-1 Paratrooper Chute Knife -Orange Handle – USA
$225
Purchase of this knife requires signing of the Auto Knife Form. Email info@stcroixblades.com to request the form.
1 unissued U.S. MC-1 Paratrooper chute knife available. This knife was made by Logan Smyth in Venice, FL.
The blade on the U.S. MC-1 paratrooper chute knife measures 3 1/8″.
This knife was made in the U.S.A.
No payments allowed online for this knife. Click on ‘Purchase by Phone’ to buy this knife, or send us an email.
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BOKER M3 Trench Knife -US WW2 -DOUBLE TANG -Blade-marked/WWII -USM3 -M8 -th
BOKER M3 Trench Knife -US WW2 -DOUBLE TANG -Blade-marked/WWII -USM3 -M8 -th
$1,495
1 hard to find U.S. World War 2 Boker M3 fighting knife available. This U.S. fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.
See photo above from Bill Walters’ book ‘U.S. & Allied Military Knives M3’s and M4’s’. The knife at right in his book was noted as having been demilitarized. Don’t a demilitarized Boker M3 in your collection? The knife in this listing is just like example. This is a perfect opportunity to get one for your collection–just like in Walters’ book. If you are after all examples–here’s a hard one to find.
This hard to find double tang Boker M3 has a 6 3/4″ blade. The sheath is an M8.
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WW2 Woodsmans Pal Bolo Fighting Machete Knife -Victor Tool -LC-14-B Military -US
WW2 Woodsmans Pal Bolo Fighting Machete Knife -Victor Tool -LC-14-B Military -US
$500
1 exceptional condition vintage World War II U.S. Army Knife LC-14-B available. This LC-14-B fighting knife/machete is known as The Woodsman’s Pal. This fighting machete comes with its original manuals and with its original sharpening stone. This Woodsman’s Pal set would make an important addition to any WW II collection.
The blade is stamped ‘WOODSMAN’S PAL 280 TRADE MARK — PAT # 2335497 VICTOR TOOL CO.-READING, PA.’. The guard is stamped ‘LC-14-B’. The original books included with this Woodsman’s Pal fighting machete are:
CARE, USE AND SHARPENING OF KNIFE LC-14-B
FIGHTING WITH U.S.A KNIFE LC-14-B
Each manual was printed in 1943.
This Woodsman’s Pal has the initials of the G.I. or Marine who carried it.
