This is the very scarce First Special Service Force CASE V-42 fighting knife and Canadian theater made scabbard.

This knife is in very good used condition. It has some minor rounding to the tip of the pommel. The blade has been reshaped and sharpened to a thinner stiletto style during the war, as shown.

There is a 1942 dated silver two shilling piece applied to the form fitted scabbard at the throat, with a 1942 dated silver six pence at the tip, which is in good condition with signs of combat service, wear, and general scuffs and scrapes. There is some discoloration around the staples and on the leather apparent in the images.

The knife measures 12-1/4 inches long overall, with a 6-3/4 inch blade.

This is the very scarce First Special Service Force PROTOTYPE fighting knife and the original scabbard.

This knife is very similar in design to the V-42. It appears to have been made by Case, however there are no markings. Similarities in blade, handle, pommel and scabbard design are unmistakable.

The crossguard and pommel are cast zinc, which has deteriorated over time, and was very fragile in the field. There are chips and cracks and general wear, as shown in the close-up image here. We have three examples of this style and type of knife on this page, all are virtually identical from a construction standpoint, the conditions vary.

The scabbard is in use condition with signs of wear and identified with some initials. Note the similarity to the 1SSF scabbard of the V42, with the notable exceptions of no staples. Here is a overall view of the back.

The condition is near very good, except as noted and with signs of routine wear and tarnish from age.

This is the very scarce First Special Service Force PROTOTYPE fighting knife.

This knife is very similar in design to the V-42. It appears to have been made by Case, however there are no markings. Similarities in blade, handle, pommel design are unmistakable.

The crossguard and pommel are cast zinc, which has deteriorated over time, and was very fragile in the field. There are chips and cracks and general wear, as shown in the close-up image here. We have three examples of this style and type of knife on this page, all are virtually identical from a construction standpoint, the conditions vary.

Here is a overall view of the back.

The condition is near very good, as shown.

This is the very scarce First Special Service Force PROTOTYPE fighting knife.

This knife is very similar in design to the V-42. It appears to have been made by Case, however there are no markings. Similarities in blade, handle, pommel design are unmistakable.

The crossguard (almost completely absent) and pommel are cast zinc, which has deteriorated over time, and was very fragile in the field. There are chips and cracks and general wear, as shown in the close-up image here. We have three examples of this style and type of knife on this page, all are virtually identical from a construction standpoint, the conditions vary.

Here is a overall view of the back.

The condition is near good, as shown.

This is CUSTOM made First Special Service Force style fighting knife.

This knife is very similar in design to the V-42. It is completely sterile, there are no markings. Similarities in blade, handle, pommel design are unmistakable.

This is a practical and completely serviceable weapon, suitable for combat carry or use in a display as a substitute for the far most expensive original V42, but at a small fraction of the price.

These are views of the grip front and rear, and the ricasso area front and rear. It measures 13 inches long overall with a 7-1/2 inch blade.

Distinctions existing in this knife from the original include the complete lack of any maker markings and the absence of the grooves in the dimple indentation on the blade.

The condition is near mint, as shown.  There is NO scabbard with this knife.

An Authentic and Original First Special Service Force Folding Knife Rare TypeI/II Transitional Variant

This is the Type I Ulster transitional variant of the knife carried by the members of the 1SSF. The Philips head blade was for adjusting ski bindings and was peculiar to the 1SSF (and later the elite mountain troops) of the US Army during WWII.

This knife is the early 1942 issued knife with the flat US-marked staple, and the clipped point on the large blade. It is illustrated and described in Cole's 1979 U. S. Military Knives: Book III on page 50. That page is shown here for reference and comparison. The Type I is the top one.

The knife is as described and shown in the Type I illustration above, excepting the staple, which is identical to the Type II knife.

The condition is near very good throughout, with very minor surface rust spotting that could be easily cleaned up, if desired. The long blade has been sharpened often and it is not as long as it was when issued. The shorter blade has the tip broken off. Note especially the placement of the blade lifter on the large blade, and the shorter clip point than is shown on the illustration of the Type II above. Here are views of the left and rightsides. The bottom of the knife was engraved by an etcher indicating it was used by the trooper who became a Shop Teacher at a high school after the war.

Of historical note, we have a photograph of a 1SSF trooper that shows the knife in carry. PLEASE NOTE: The photograph is NOT a part of this offering, it is shown only for informational purposes. This is an extremely rare photograph, since this knife is rarely seen in carry. Because of the position of the trooper as  he leans to light his wounded buddy's cigarette, the knife slipped out of his pocket and can be seen hanging by the staple. Note the USA CANADA patch has been censored out by the US Signal Corps. The knife is hanging at the trooper's left side.

This knife was used in an overseas clandestine operation.  Some of the circumstances and the origin of the knife are detailed in a document that came with the knife, including the rather harrowing account of a mission gone bad.  The relevant portion of the description is shown here.

These are views of the front and back of the knife in the hard molded ballistic plastic form fitted scabbard. This is the Newt LIVESAY maker mark and G TI content marks.  The knife is otherwise not marked. The knife is made of Alpha Titanium.

It measures 11 inches long with 6 inch edges. It has a triangular cross section shape. The handle is nylon parachute cord wrapped.  It is extremely lightweight and perfectly balanced.

The condition is used, frequently sharpened, otherwise near excellent throughout.

This is a view of the partially visible SHEFFIELD STEEL maker mark of the knife. This is the water buffalo grip from the left and right sides.  The knife is made of high carbon steel and it is razor sharp to the tip.  There are a number of minor spots, dings, freckling and darkness, with general signs of routine combat use.

It measures 26 inches long with 22 inch blade (tip to grip). The handle is secured with three heavy rivets.  This is a practical knife not excessively heavy and balanced with an offset grip to cut foliage close to ground level.

The condition is used, moderately and neatly sharpened, otherwise near very good throughout. There is no scabbard.

This knife dates to the 1952 Mau Mau War in Africa.

This is a view of the broad arrow maker mark of the knife and the leather riveted form fitted scabbard with 1942 date. This is the broad arrow marked grip from the left and right sides.  The knife is made of high carbon steel and it is razor sharp to the tip.  There are a number of minor spots and signs of routine combat use.

It measures 20-1/4 inches long with 15 inch blade (tip to grip along the spine). The handle is secured with five large rivets.  This is a practical knife not excessively heavy and balanced to cut foliage.

The condition is used, moderately and neatly sharpened, otherwise near excellent throughout.

This knife dates to the Vietnam War.

This is a view of the back of the knife and the blue steel throated iron riveted OD canvas form fitted scabbard. This is the grip from the left and right sides.  The knife is completely sterile and not marked anywhere including the scabbard. The knife is made of high carbon steel and it is razor sharp to the tip.  There are a number of minor nicks along the edge from routine combat use.

It measures 16 inches long with 11 inch blade (tip to grip along the spine). The handle is secured with brass screw head rivets and there is a leather wrist cord.  This is a practical knife not excessively heavy and balanced to cut foliage.

The condition is used, moderately and neatly sharpened, otherwise near excellent throughout.

This is view of the front and rear of the grip and handle area. The blade has some "blood pitting" spots here and there as shown, the large black spot IS NOT pitting, it is a heavy patina. this piece has not been cleaned or polished up at all. The tip is good, some sharpening scratches and the blade motto is very very faint.

There is no scabbard with this knife.

This is view of the front and rear of the grip and handle area. The blade has been polished bright, as shown. The tip is good, there are some sharpening scratches and the blade motto is very very faint.

It measures 11-1/8 inches long overall with 6 inch blade.

There is no scabbard with this knife.

The condition is near very good, with signs of frequent hand sharpening. There are no traces of the original USMC etch remaining (not uncommon, the etch was extremely light).

The knife measures 12-1/4 inches long overall, with a 7-5/8 inch heavy single edge clip point blade. The knife has a deep ribbed hard rubber grip and brass fittings.  It has no marks on the knife nor the scabbard and is completely sterile.

This is a view of the front of the knife out of the scabbard. These are views of the knife locked into the scabbard from the back and from the front side.

The Russian Hat Hat Diver qualification badge is included with the knife. This is a view of the back. It measures about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. We also have this badge available separately for $34.99.

The condition is very good to near excellent throughout. The blade has been sharpened a number of times. This is a very unusual knife and rarely encountered.

We also have the scarce Russian Navy Hard Hard diver's flag available separately for $199.99.  Email us for details.

The knife measures 11-1/4 inches long overall, with a 6-3/8 inch heavy double edge shovel blade with a smooth edge on one side and a saw on the other. The knife has slab wood grips  pinned from one side only.  It has a shallow star mark on the grip otherwise it is completely sterile.

These are views of the grip from the back and from the front side.

The condition is near excellent throughout.

The knife measures 12 inches long overall, with a 7 inch blade. The blade has the combination coarse/fine-tooth serration on the lower side of the diamond cross-section shaped blade. The handle is a single piece cast rubber grip.

The condition is good to very good throughout. The blade has some minor pitting from combat carry and use.

The knife measures 11 inches long overall, with a 6-1/2 inch quatrafoil cruciform cross-section blade. The blade has been inserted into a knurled steel grip with three deep grooves to prevent slippage when wet.. The handle is a single piece of stainless steel.  It has no marks and is completely sterile.

This is a view of the tip of the blade and the brazed joint where it is retained into a deep hole drilled into the grip. This is a close-up of the grip from the front and from the side.

This knife design was no doubt inspired by the OSS/SOE hatpins of WWII with some technological improvements in the high carbon steel blade shape and style and balance.

The condition is near MINT throughout. This is a very unusual knife and rarely encountered.

The knife measures 13-1/2 inches long overall, with a 8-7/8 inch blade. The blade has a single 3-1/4 inch fuller on each side of the diamond cross-section shaped blade. The handle is a single piece cast on black plastic, with MADE in USA on one side and ANDERSON Glendale California on the other.

The condition is near very good, with signs of frequent hand sharpening. The blade shows some very light pitting in a few spots. The handle show s signs of combat use. The scabbard is flexible and shows routine wear from combat carry. It is marked YARBOR with a serial number.

The knife measures 12 inches long overall, with a 6-3/4 inch blade. The blade has a double wide serrations on each side of the diamond cross-section shaped blade. The handle is a single piece cast on black metal, with GERBER marker mark on one side and serial numbered and identified to the Special Forces Master Sergeant Charles T. Jones on the other.

The condition is near very good, with signs of frequent hand sharpening and general combat use. The blade shows some very light pitting in a few spots. The handle shows signs of combat use. The scabbard is flexible and shows routine wear from combat carry. It has a pair of his very used jump wings on the strap.

The knife measures 12 inches long overall, with a 6-3/4 inch blade. The blade has the double fine-tooth serrations on each side of the diamond cross-section shaped blade. The handle is a single piece cast on gray and black metal, with GERBER marker mark on one side and serial numbered. This dagger was the third MKII manufactured in 1976.  It has the 1972-75 design characteristics, and includes the GERBER marked original sharpening steel.

This is the first model made with the brown scabbard and designed to hold the sharpening steel. This design was made from late 1975.

The condition is very good to near excellent throughout. The scabbard is in used, serviceable condition as well.

This is a truly massive knife. It measures 13-3/4 inches long with a 9 inch blade that measures 2 inches wide at the belly. The brass crossguard has finials at both ends and measures 4-3/8 inches across. The handle is 4-3/8 inches long and 1-1/8 inches thick with heavy water buffalo horn brass wire wrapped riveted grips.  There is a brass EGA applied to the wire.

The scabbard is the COLLINS marked No 13 issue scabbard with riveted belt loop and dual snap hold downs as shown. The straps are present, but the snaps on the body of the scabbard are long gone.

The condition is near very good, with signs of routine hand sharpening in the field. There are some minor nicks and dings common in a used combat knife. The scabbard shows moderate to heavy signs of combat use and wear.

This is a truly massive knife. It measures 14 inches long with a 9-3/8 inch blade that measures 2 inches wide at the belly. The brass crossguard has finials at both ends and measures 4-1/4 inches across. The handle is 4-1/2 inches long and 7/8 inches thick with heavy Bakelite riveted grips.

The scabbard is the issue scabbard with riveted belt loop and back-stitched as shown.

The condition is near excellent, with signs of gentle hand sharpening. There are some minor nicks and dings common in a used combat knife. The scabbard shows some signs of combat use and normal wear.

This is a solid 9 on a scale of 10 in all aspects and a knife you'll be pleased to add to your collection.

This is a truly huge knife in near mint condition.  It is more robustly built than its Vietnam era version (seen above). It measures 14-3/4 inches long with a 9-3/8 inch blade that measures 2-1/8 inches wide at the belly. The brass crossguard has an "S" shaped guard with the quillons bend at both ends and measures 4-1/2 inches across. The THREE large head rivet eagle head-shaped handle is 5-1/4 inches long and 1 inch thick with heavy hardwood riveted grips (front and rear).  The WESTERN / U.S.A W49 / E three-line maker mark is sharp and clear.  The "E" indicates a 1984 year of manufacture.

The scabbard is the issue scabbard with riveted ring swivel belt loop and side-stitched as shown.

The condition is near excellent, with the original factory grind.  The scabbard is near mint.

This is a very high 9 on a scale of 10 in all aspects and a knife you'll be pleased to add to your collection.

This is a truly massive knife. It measures 14-3/4 inches long with a 9-3/8 inch blade that measures 2 inches wide at the belly. The brass crossguard has finials at both ends and measures 4-1/4 inches across. The COLLINS name and maker marks are also visible and clear. The handle is 5-1/8 inches long and 1-3/8 inches thick with heavy wooden riveted grips.

The scabbard is leather folded and stitched with a leather thong with a thong laced belt loop and brass utility belt hanger and side-stitched as shown.

The condition is near excellent, with signs of routine hand sharpening. There are some minor nicks and dings common in a used combat knife. The scabbard and grip show signs of combat use and normal wear.

This is a WWII era knife that was apparently modified and used during the Vietnam War.

This is a truly huge knife in near good overall condition. It measures 12-1/2 inches long with a 8 inch blade that measures 1-7/8 inches wide at the belly. The brass crossguard measures 3 inches across. The stacked leather handle is 4-1/2 inches long and 7/8 inch thick with thick leather stacked washer grips (front and rear).  There are no maker or identification marks on either the knife or scabbard

The scabbard is perforated on both sides to allow water to run out in CBI theater jungle rain conditions, as shown.

The condition is near good overall.

It measures 11-3/4 inches long with an 6-3/4 inch blade that is stamped with US M3 CAMILLIS guard marks. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in near mint condition.  There is the usual steel crossguard with maker marks.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.

The pommel is well-pinned and tight and marked with the Ordnance bursting bomb on the top.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 90% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground.

The USA marked (on the back) M6 scabbard is in used, very good overall condition. It was not made with the staple protector.

The condition of the knife is near excellent (almost unissued) throughout

It measures 11-3/4 inches long with an 6-7/8 inch blade that is stamped with US M3 IMPERIAL blade marks. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in near mint condition, with three small marks on the leather to identify it to the original owner.  There is the usual steel crossguard with no marks.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.

The pommel is well-staked and tight and marked with the Ordnance bursting bomb on the top.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 90% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground.

The M6 scabbard is in excellent condition to include the staple protector.

The condition is near excellent (almost unissued) throughout

It measures 14 inches long.

It is marked with the U.S. M6 MILSCO 1943 stamp just below the staples.

This is a view of the back of the scabbard.

The condition of the scabbard is near good, showing signs of long combat carry.  The retaining snap strap and rivet are missing.

It measures 11-1/2 inches long with an 6-3/4 inch blade that is stamped with USM3 IMPERIAL guard marks parallel to the blade. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in good overall serviceable condition. Here are views of the grip right and left sides.

The pommel is well-staked and tight and marked with the Ordnance bursting bomb on the top.

The blade has been sharpened a number of times and has signs of hard combat service. Only traces of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish remains.

The false edge is not overly sharp.

The B.M. CO. marked M8 scabbard is in used condition.

The condition is good to near very good throughout

It measures 11-3/4 inches long with an 6-3/4 inch blade that is stamped with US M-3 UTICA guard marks perpendicular to the blade. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in good overall serviceable condition. Here are views of the grip right and left sides.

The pommel is well-staked and tight and marked with the Ordnance bursting bomb on the top.

The blade has been sharpened a number of times and has signs of hard combat service. About 40% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish remains.

The false edge is not overly sharp.

The B.M. CO. marked M8 scabbard is in used condition. The initials "A.H." are carved on the back.

The condition is near very good throughout

It measures 12-1/8 inches long with an 7 inch blade that measures 1-1/4 inches wide. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in near mint condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard stamped CAMILLUS N.Y. and U.S.N. MARK 2  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.

The pommel is well-staked and tight.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 99% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground.

The maker marks are on the blade side of the crossguard.

The condition is near mint throughout

It measures 12-1/8 inches long with an 7 inch blade that measures 1-1/4 inches wide. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in near mint condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard stamped with a horizontal CAMILLUS N.Y. and U.S.N. MARK 2  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.

The pommel is well-staked and pinned and tight.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 99% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground.

The maker marks are on the LEFT side of the blade of the crossguard.

The condition is near mint throughout

It measures 12-3/8 inches long with an 7-1/8 inch blade that measures 1-1/4 inches wide. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in mint condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard stamped KA-BAR. and USN MK 2  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.

The pommel is well-pinned and tight.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 99% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground.

The maker marks are on the blade side of the crossguard.

The condition is near mint throughout

This is a truly massive knife. It measures 13-1/2 inches long with a 8-3/4 inch blade that measures 2 inches wide at the belly. The brass crossguard has finials at both ends and measures 4-3/8 inches across. The FOUR rivet eagle head-shaped handle is 4-1/2 inches long and 7/8 inches thick with heavy Bakelite riveted grips (front and rear).  The Collins maker mark and logo is sharp and clear.

The scabbard is the issue scabbard with riveted belt loop and back-stitched as shown.

The condition is near very good, with signs of routine hand sharpening. There are some minor nicks and dings common in a used combat knife.  There is one significant nick, near the tip. The scabbard shows some signs of combat use and normal wear.

This is a 8-9 on a scale of 10 in all aspects and a knife you'll be pleased to add to your collection.

This is a truly huge knife. It measures 14-1/4 inches long with a 9-1/4 inch blade that measures 2 inches wide at the belly. The brass crossguard has an "S" shaped guard with the quillons bend at both ends and measures 4-3/4 inches across. The THREE small head rivet eagle head-shaped handle is 4 inches long and 1 inch thick with heavy hardwood riveted grips (front and rear).  The WESTERN / BOWIE / U.S.A three-line maker mark is sharp and clear.

The scabbard is the issue scabbard with riveted belt loop and side-stitched as shown.

The condition is near excellent, with signs of routine hand sharpening. There are some minor imperfections common in a used combat knife.  The scabbard shows some signs of combat use and normal wear.

This is a solid 9 on a scale of 10 in all aspects and a knife you'll be pleased to add to your collection.

This is a very large knife in near mint condition.  It has a very bright clean blade with a fac-simile of Jim Bowie's printed signature. It measures 13-1/2 inches long with a 8-3/4 inch blade that measures 1-3/4 inches wide at the belly. The red brass crossguard has ball end quillons at both ends and measures 3 inches across. The FIVE small head rivet slab handle is 4-3/4 inches long and 1 inch thick with heavy stag horn grips (front and rear). The Ka-bar ONE-line maker mark is sharp and clear. There is NO "1210" model number on this early variant of this knife.

The scabbard is the Ka-bar issue scabbard with riveted belt loop. The scabbard is stamped GENUINE Ka-bar LEATHER

The condition is near excellent, with the original factory grind. The scabbard is very good overall.

This is a very high 9 on a scale of 10 in all aspects and a knife you'll be pleased to add to your collection.

It measures 12-1/8 inches long with an 7 inch blade that measures 1-1/4 inches wide. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in near mint condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is guard-marked with the KA-BAR maker on one side and USMC on the opposite side.

The pommel is well-staked and tight.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 99% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground.

There is the original issue scabbard, however the snap loop was made smaller than the handle for some unknown reason.

The condition is near mint throughout.

It measures 12 inches long with an 7 inch blade that measures 1-1/4 inches wide. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in near mint condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is guard-marked with USMC on the blade side.

The pommel is well-staked and tight.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 99% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground.

There is the original issue scabbard.

The condition is near mint throughout.

This is a truly massive knife. It measures 25-3/4 inches long with a 13-3/4 inch blade that measures 1-3/4 inches wide. The FOUR rivet wood slab grips are 10 inches long and 1/2 inches thick with heavy steel rivets.  There is a brass crossguard.

The blade is not engraved.

The condition is near excellent throughout

It measures 12-1/2 inches long with an 7 inch blade that measures 1-1/4 inches wide. The stacked aluminum washer, and Plexiglas spacer grips are tight and in near excellent condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an thick oval aluminum crossguard.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is blade-marked with the KA-BAR OLEAN N.Y. maker on one side and USMC on the opposite side at the ricasso.

The pommel is very tight and has a stylized 1/8 marking (1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment). The blade also has a name R.L. Bankes 1945 in fancy engraved script.  1/8 was at American Samoa, then into combat at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa.  It was one of very few units to be awarded TWO Presidential Unit Citations in WWII.

The blade has a vary sharp edge and sharpened false edge and nearly 98% of the original factory blue finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground.

There is the original issue scabbard. It shows signs of long time wear from combat service.

It measures 10-3/4 inches long with an 6 inch blade that measures 1-1/4 inches wide. The stacked leather washer between brown Bakelite composite end spacer grips are tight and in near excellent condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is guard-marked with the KA-BAR OLEAN, N.Y. maker on the blade side.

The pommel is well-staked and tight.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 99% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish.

The false edge is NOT sharp and was never factory ground.

There is no scabbard with this knife.

The condition is very good to near excellent throughout.

It measures 12-3/8 inches long with an 7 inch blade that measures 1-1/4 inches wide. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in near mint condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is guard-marked with the KA-BAR maker on one side and USN MK2 on the opposite side.

The pommel is well-staked and tight.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 99% of the original factory subdued Parkerized finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground.

There is the original issue scabbard.

The condition is near mint throughout.

This is a massive knife. It measures 13 inches long with an 8 inch blade that measures 1-1/4 inches wide. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in very good condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard and black and brick red spacers.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.

The pommel is well-staked and tight.

The blade has its original factory edge (unusual in this style of knife) and nearly 90% of the original factory commercial blue.

There is some pitting that has freckled the bluing, apparent in the images, especially near the tip and along the spine.  The false edge is sharp but was never ground.

The maker mark is WESTERN Boulder Colo Pat'd in three lines.

The condition is very good to near excellent throughout

The scabbard shows signs of age and long wear.  The area around the top two rivets on the edge side have a slight separation in the leather but has not been cut.

The retainer strap is factory riveted at the TOP of the belt loop, as shown.  It has not been moved or replaced.  A few of the stitches are broken from age.

It measures 11-3/4 inches long with an 6-3/4 inch blade. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in near mint condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is guard-marked with the AERIAL maker and U.S.M4 model number. The M8 scabbard is maker marked B M CO on the front side. This is a view of the back.

The pommel is well-staked and tight, and has a number of stamped inspector markings.

The blade has minor routine signs of careful sharpening and retains nearly 95% of the original factory subdued finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground, and lightly sharpened in the field.

There is the original issue scabbard, however the paint has flaked off over the years exposing the Fiberglas underneath.

The condition is very good to near excellent, except as noted above.

It measures 11-3/4 inches long with an 6-3/4 inch blade. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in mint condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration.  There is an oval steel crossguard.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is guard-marked with the UTICA maker and U.S.M4 model number. The M8A1 scabbard is maker marked WD on the front side.

The pommel is well-staked and tight, and no apparent markings.

The blade has no signs of sharpening outside of the factory edge and retains nearly 100% of the original factory subdued finish.

There is the original issue metal tipped scabbard in mint condition.

It measures 11-3/4 inches long with an 6-3/4 inch blade. The stacked leather washer grips are tight and in near excellent condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration, and only routine dings from combat carry.  There is an oval steel crossguard.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is guard-marked with the PAL maker and U.S.M4 model number. The M8 scabbard is maker marked B M CO on the front side.  This is a view of the back.

The pommel is well-staked and tight, and has a number "94" and "SP" stamped inspector markings.

The blade has minor routine signs of careful sharpening and retains nearly 98% of the original factory subdued finish.

The false edge is sharp and was factory ground, and lightly sharpened in the field.

There is the original issue scabbard, however the paint has flaked off over the years exposing the Fiberglas underneath.

The condition is near excellent, except as noted above.

It measures 11-3/4 inches long with an 6-3/4 inch blade. The rubberized grips are tight and in near excellent condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration, and only routine dings from combat carry.  There is an oval steel crossguard.  Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is guard-marked with the UTICA maker and U.S.M4 model number. The M8 scabbard is maker marked VIZ on the front side.  This is a view of the back.

The pommel is well-staked and tight, and no apparent markings.

The blade has routine signs of careful sharpening and retains nearly 98% of the original factory subdued finish.

The false edge is sharp and was sharpened in the field.

There is the original issue metal tipped scabbard in very good to near excellent condition.

The condition is near excellent, except as noted above.

It measures 14-1/2 inches long with a 10 inch blade. The hard plastic grips are tight and in near excellent condition, with no signs of cracking or deterioration. Here are views of the grip right and left sides.  It is ricasso-marked with the 6-60 KS maker mark. The scabbard maker marks are very worn. 

The blade retains all of the original factory subdued finish.

The false edge is sharp.

There is the Taiwan issue 1960 dated bayonet with metal tipped scabbard made just before the Vietnam War. It is in near mint condition.

The condition is near mint, except as noted above.

This is a very heavy combination fighting knife and machete. It measures 20-1/4 inches long with a 15 inch blade that measures 2-5/8 inches wide at the belly. The brass riveted wood grips are tight and in very good condition, with a very smooth finish from long use.

There is moderate darkness and minor pitting to the blade and a number of nicks and dings on the blade from frequent combat use.

The original brass fitted backstitched leather scabbard is present and shows signs of routine carry and deep tarnish to the brass.  It fits the bolo perfectly. The bottom of the drag is open to allow water to drain out freely.

This is a practical fighting knife. It measures 12 inches long with a 6-1/2 inch blade that measures 1-1/8 inches wide. The handle is formed by 2 slabs of dark wood riveted to the body of the knife.  This is an exceptionally strong knife.  Here are views of the grip front and rear.

There is uniform darkness to the blade typical of iron and a number of scratches and scars on the scales from hard combat use.  The initials HBC are branded in on both sides of the knife.

This is a fairly difficult knife to find.

The knife is steel with solid brass handle engraved grip with floral and Chinese National sun emblems on each side (front --