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HUGE ID’d—US WW2 Homefront Theater Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
HUGE ID’d—US WW2 Homefront Theater Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
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1 vintage U.S. World War II premium theater combat knife from the Roger Ballard collection available. This premium knife comes with its original hand-drawn ID card that Roger Ballard made for this knife. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This knife is from a known/ID’d maker. This knife was made by “Bud” Fhaver in Oklahoma City during World War II. According to Ballard’s ID’d card–“Fhaver worked at Tinker Air Force Base and had pattern knives on display in his work area so that soldiers could order the knife they needed. Knives were made from scrapped airplane parts.”
This huge WWII combat knife measures 17 3/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 12 3/4″.
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PIN-UP GIRL TRENCH ART US WW II Theater Fighting Knife -WW2 Military Collection
PIN-UP GIRL TRENCH ART US WW II Theater Fighting Knife -WW2 Military Collection
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1 vintage U.S. World War II premium theater/home front fighting knife available. The sheath has trench art on its front with the image of a 1940’s pin-up girl from back home. This is an awesome fighting knife. Collectors that like out of the ordinary theater knives will love this one.
Theater knives are fighting knives made by soldiers or 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 WWII theater knife was made with downed aircraft plexiglass.
This combat knife measures 12 3/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 15/16″.
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HUGE IDd—US WW2 Homefront Theater Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
HUGE IDd—US WW2 Homefront Theater Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
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1 vintage U.S. World War II premium theater combat knife from the Roger Ballard collection available. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This knife is from a known/ID’d maker. This knife was made by “Bud” Fhaver in Oklahoma City during World War II. According to Ballard’s ID’d card–“Fhaver worked at Tinker Air Force Base and had pattern knives on display in his work area so that soldiers could order the knife they needed. Knives were made from scrapped airplane parts.”
This knife was with another of Bud Fhaver’s theater knives in Roger Ballard’s collection. Roger made a hand-drawn ID card for the other knife–a copy of that knife’s ID card is provided with this knife, because it has the history on these knives.
This huge WWII combat knife measures 16 1/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 11 1/4″.
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RARE—SAME MAKER! US WW II Theater Fighting Knife Collection -M3 Dagger/WW2
RARE—SAME MAKER! US WW II Theater Fighting Knife Collection -M3 Dagger/WW2
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1 set of 3 U.S. WW2 theater knives by the same maker! available. This rare set of 3 matching theater knives 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.
Occasionally a theater knife will stick out above the rest–these three knives, all by the same maker, are it. It is so very unusual to find theater knives made by the same guy–literally, if you look though 1,000 theater knives, no two knives will be by the same maker.
These knives are recognizable as being by the same maker for a couple of traits. First, note the shape of the pommel–same shape on each knife. Second, note the thinner piece of metal at the top of the guard on each knife. Third, note the spacing and thickness of the colored part of each handle–the same.
Each blade is unique–one has an M3 trench knife blade. A second has a upturned clip point blade. And the third knife is still unfinished! Looks like he used a hacksaw blade as his blade stock on this knife–and on the second knife. The knives vary in length from 11 1/16″ overall for the unfinished knife down to 10 3/4″ for the clip point bladed knife.
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RARE SAME MAKER!—US WW II THEATER Trench Fighting Knife Collection/WW2 Grouping
RARE SAME MAKER!—US WW II THEATER Trench Fighting Knife Collection/WW2 Grouping
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1 set of 4 U.S. WW2 theater knives by the same maker! available. This rare set of 4 matching theater knives 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.
It is so very unusual to find theater knives made by the same guy–literally, if you look through 1,000 theater knives, they will have been made by 1,000 different guys.
These knives are recognizable as being by the same maker for a couple of traits. First and foremost, note the shape of the pommel–same shape on each knife. Second, note the brass spacers alternating with colored bakelite.
Each blade is unique–one has the blade from a bayonet. A second has a sticker blade shape. The third knife has a long Bowie shape. The last knife has saw teeth. The knives vary in length from 11 5/16″ overall down to 16 7/8″ overall.
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US WW II Theater Fighting Knife -GI made from Japanese Samurai Sword -WW2 -Tanto
US WW II Theater Fighting Knife -GI made from Japanese Samurai Sword -WW2 -Tanto
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1 exceptional U.S. WW2 theater fighting knife available. This G.I.-made theater fighting knife was made from a captured Japanese Samurai sword in the Pacific theater. This theater fighting knife would make an incredible addition to any collection.
The blade was made from a centuries-old Samurai sword. The blade has a beautiful, traditionally-made temper line. The handle is from a Japanese WW2 military sword.
This knife measures 11″ overall. The blade itself measures 6″.
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WW II Theater Boot Knife -Stiletto -Fighting Collection/US Military Collection
WW II Theater Boot Knife -Stiletto -Fighting Collection/US Military Collection
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1 U.S. World War 2 theater stiletto fighting knife. This handsome theater stiletto would make an important addition to any collection.
The blade measures 6 7/8″. This knife measures 9 13/16″ overall.
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WWII Theater Trench Knife Lot -US WW2 Fighting/Military Grouping -Old/Collection
WWII Theater Trench Knife Lot -US WW2 Fighting/Military Grouping -Old/Collection
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1 lot of 16 U.S. WW2 theater fighting knives available. This U.S. fighting knife lot would make an important addition to any collection.
