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Posted: 7/23/2016 1:56:02 PM EDT
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Anyone have info on the knife below?
7" blade 12"OAL 1/8" thick blade full tang I picked it up at a gun show this morning. Really good feeling knife. 
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Looks like a standard USMC/USN Mark Two "Ka-Bar" type combat knife.
Starting in mid-WWII the stamps were moved from the blade to the front of the guard to prevent the blade from breaking through the stamps. For that reason, I'm going to guess that this is a post-war commercial Camillus model. |
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Looks like a standard USMC/USN Mark Two "Ka-Bar" type combat knife. Starting in mid-WWII the stamps were moved from the blade to the front of the guard to prevent the blade from breaking through the stamps. For that reason, I'm going to guess that this is a post-war commercial Camillus model. 1980's Issue USMC fighting knife. I have one bought new in the brown cardboard box with NSN and cage code for $17 in 1982 or 83. Good knife but just like all reduced tang knives it suffers from weakness at the hilt. It is also low rockwell hardness to make it less brittle and easy to sharpen. The brown coating on the handle and sheath is mildew resistant but not mildew proof. Still have minebut I have better knives now. |
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