KABAR USMC Knife set

[2busy]

Here's a kabar mkII.

 

[Mr.Glock]

Where do you gents find these old KaBars at?

 

[Firpo]

Okay guys, last two you may like to see. My great-grandfather made this one from a file back in the 1930’s and the second is a WWII Navy Corpsman knife. It’s one hunk of steel for sure and was used to make shelters (Think Gilligan’s Island) and litters although I’m sure they’ve been used to cracked a head or two.

 

[Mr.Glock]

Okay guys, last two you may like to see. My great-grandfather made this one from a file back in the 1930’s and the second is a WWII Navy Corpsman knife. It’s one hunk of steel for sure and was used to make shelters (Think Gilligan’s Island) and litters although I’m sure they’ve been used to cracked a head or two. View attachment 314865View attachment 314869View attachment 314867View attachment 314868

Oh I’d cherish those to no end!

 

[Seadog]

If memory serves around 1944. Don’t know that you can get an exact date but by the type of tang and location of markings I believe that’s correct. Here is another WWII knife with an interesting story. Had an expert look at it and he said it was called a Theater Knife ie made in theater during the war. Not everyone could get their hands on a KaBar and out of necessity they made their own from kitchen knives and files and this one has a cast aluminum handle. Blade is an inch or so longer than the Camillus and holds a crazy edge View attachment 314812

That looks a lot like a MK3 MOD 0 navy dive knife. A homemade version of it but close.