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RARE COND.! WW2 British Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Commando Fighting Knife F/S
RARE COND.! WW2 British Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Commando Fighting Knife F/S
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St. Croix Blades BUYS military collections. Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.
1 vintage World War II 2nd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes commando knife w/scabbard. This knife is in rare condition. A 2nd pattern British commando knife in this condition would make an important addition to any collection.
This F/S knife measures 11 13/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 7/8″. The guard is marked with the British broad arrow, and a ‘B‘. The guard is also stamped ‘ENGLAND‘. The scabbard has its elastic keeper strap. The top of the scabbard is also stamped ‘ENGLAND’.
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Rare Wood Handle US WW2 Kennedy Bros Arms/Moore Fighting Knife -St Paul -Combat
Rare Wood Handle US WW2 Kennedy Bros Arms/Moore Fighting Knife -St Paul -Combat
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1 rare U.S. World War II wood handle Kennedy Arms fighting knife available. I have been listing a number of different variations of Kennedy Arms fighting knives–and this is yet another version. A Kennedy Arms knife would make a rare addition to any premium collection.
The blade on this fine combat knife measures 7 13/16″ long. This knife measures 12 3/16″ overall. This knife is marked in three places. The handle is stamped ‘KENNEDY ARMS ST. PAUL’. The brass part of the guard, and the leather part of the guard is stamped in this way as well.
The original sheath is stamped ‘KENNEDY BROS. ARMS CO. ST. PAUL‘.
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PREMIUM WW2 Japanese Army COLONEL Samurai Sword -RARE HADA -KAO/HOT STAMP/TASSEL
PREMIUM WW2 Japanese Army COLONEL Samurai Sword -RARE HADA -KAO/HOT STAMP/TASSEL
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1 ultra rare Japanese World War 2 Army Colonel’s sword by Kanemitsu. This sword is many steps above a typical gendai sword. This sword has the following rare or unusual features (all combined in one sword):
- Rare pronounced hada/grain
- Artistic, bold signature with kao/hot stamp
- Rare second saya/scabbard hanger. rare removeable type hanger usually only seen in reference books
- Excellent nagasa/blade length — 27 5/16″ inches (69.4 cm)
- Early sword (1938)–premium fittings. early reddish saya lacquer, pierced tsuba, matching assembly numbers on fittings, ‘harp’-stamped tsuba
- Colonel/field grade officer’s tassel
- condition–excellent. good polish
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US WW2 Western L77 Stiletto Combat Knife w/RARE Hanger Sheath -ID’d w/PROVENANCE
US WW2 Western L77 Stiletto Combat Knife w/RARE Hanger Sheath -ID’d w/PROVENANCE
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1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Western L77 Stiletto fighting knife. This desirable U.S. fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This Western L77 Stiletto fighting knife has the very rare, highly collectible hanger-type sheath. The Marine Corps officer who carried this knife marked his name on the front of the scabbard ‘LT. E.J. BECKER‘. The back of the scabbard is also stenciled with his name.
The collector who I bought this knife from obtained the Officer’s service record through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. The Officer was an aviator who was killed during an attack on the island of New Britain. The Officer’s service record will, of course, accompany this knife.
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 and guard on this knife are made of orange bakelite.
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US WW2 Herder Commando Knife -Combat/Fighting -Old/Vtg Military Collection/Phila
US WW2 Herder Commando Knife -Combat/Fighting -Old/Vtg Military Collection/Phila
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1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Herder Commando knife. This desirable U.S. fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.
The handle is marked on both sides ‘HERDER PHILA. COMMANDO‘. The scabbard is also marked. The G.I. that carried this knife didn’t want the back wire to get in the way on his Herder knife, so there is not one on this knife.
This knife measures 10 3/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 5 3/8″.
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US WW2 Case Pig Sticker Fighting Knife w/RARE HANGER SHEATH -Dagger/Collection
US WW2 Case Pig Sticker Fighting Knife w/RARE HANGER SHEATH -Dagger/Collection
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St. Croix Blades BUYS military collections. Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.
1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Case Pig Sticker fighting knife. This desirable U.S. fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.
The knife’s blade tang is stamped ‘CASE‘. This knife measures 10 1/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 6″ to the guard.
This pig sticker fighting knife has a rare, highly collectible Case hanger-type sheath.
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Rare WW2 Japanese Army COLONEL Samurai Sword -TERUHIDE -FULL POLISH/MON MENUKI
Rare WW2 Japanese Army COLONEL Samurai Sword -TERUHIDE -FULL POLISH/MON MENUKI
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1 antique World War II Japanese samurai Army Colonel Officer’s sword available. The blade is a fine sword by Ishido Teruhide. The sword is in full recent polish. This sword is mounted in shirasaya–with a gold foil habaki. This very fine Japanese Army Colonel’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.
The mounts are early–and are very rare. Mounts with this high grade blue-black/grey finish are found on perhaps 1 in 15,000 Army swords.
The kashira has a Silver Samurai family mon–which is quite nice. But what is especially uncommon is that there is a Samurai mon on each menuki.
The nakago/tang is signed with two characters, Teruhide. The kashira has a fine clasped hands sarute, and a near-mint Colonel’s (field grade) tassel. The mounts/koshirae have a wood blade/tsunagi.
The blade measures 26 1/16″/66.2 cm (as measured properly with a tape pulled tight from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki). This sword has a very fine gold foil habaki.
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WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -Old Gendaito/Tamahagane Kanji
WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -Old Gendaito/Tamahagane Kanji
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St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese samurai swords and collections. You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.
1 antique World War II Japanese samurai army officer’s gendaito shin-gunto sword available. A sword in this very fine condition would make an important addition to any collection.
The tang is signed with the swordsmith’s name, ‘Nobumitsu’. This sword is unlike most others–1 in only many thousands of WW2 Japanese swords would be marked on the tang ‘Made with Tamahagne Steel’. Note the incredible hada/grain in the blade created by the use of tamahagane. When collecting Japanese WW2 swords, the unusual is desirable.
There are no arsenal stamps on the tang. All military fittings are of excellent quality. The blade measures 24 5/8″ (62.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This fine sword is in perfect polish.
