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WW2, U.S Cattaraugus 225Q ' Quartermasters' Fighting Utility Knife And Sheath. ED 886. - ED 886
During WW2 Quartermaster staff needed a heavy duty combat knife which was strong enough to open ammunition boxes and crates. The American Company Cattaraugus produced the 225Q (Q for Quartermaster), which because of their strength, soon found their way into regular service as a combat knife ( see page 67 Of U.S Military Knives By Cole & page 123 of US Military Knives Collectors Guide By Silvey & Boyd). This is a nice original example. It has a sturdy, broad single edged fullered 6 1/4" blade (10 ½” inches overall). The ricasso is crisply engraved with the 'Cattaraugus' signature legend and designation '225Q'. The blade has some areas of staining consistent with age. Its banded handle made from compressed leather washers is in good condition with just service wear to be expected. It has a steel finger guard and large oval steel pommel with flat chequered end. The knife is complete with original leather sheath with stud fastening retaining strap which functions perfectly and integral belt loop. Price includes UK delivery. ED 886.(Fighting Knives)
£245.00

**MINT**UN-ISSUED**NEW TO COLLECTORS MARKET IN STORAGE SINCE 1960's / 70's**WW2 Early US M3 Fighting Knife Blade Manufacturer Marked Imperial (Knife Company Providence Rhode Island), M8 Scabbard With Integral Frog By BM Co (Beckwith Mfg Co) & Thigh Cord. - 21385:15
A near mint, un-issued, original WW2 early US M3 fighting knife and M8 scabbard with integral frog. This knife is one of several WW2 blades we recently acquired that are new to the market having been in storage wrapped in Newspaper since the 1960's & 70's when they originally came into the possession of a market trader. It has an undamaged 6 ¾” parkerised blade. The blade is crisply marked 'USM3 IMPERIAL' (early M3 knives had manufacturer and model designation stamped on the blades. Later variants have those markings on the cross guard as it was believed stamping the blades risked weakening the steel, see page 21 of The US M-3 Trench Knife of WW2 by Coniglio & Laden). The leather ringed handle is clean and un-damaged. It has a steel cross guard and pommel. The pommel is crisply stamped with the Frankford arsenal ignited grenade mark. The knife is complete with its original green plastic M8 scabbard with integral green webbing frog which has a single retaining strap and press stud fastener. The rear of the belt loop has an ink stamp unknown (illustrated). The throat mount of the scabbard is stamped 'USM8' & by the manufacturer 'BM Co' (Beckwith Manufacturing Company). The tip of the scabbard is fitted with original coiled leather thigh cord. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21385:15 (American Knives & Knife Bayonets Box)
£375.00

**EARLY BLADE MARKED**WW2 1943 U.S M3 Fighting Knife & M8A1 Scabbard With Integral Frog By BM Co (Beckwith Manufacturing Company) & VP (Victory Plastics). Sn 21091 - 21091
This is an original WW2 U.S M3 Fighting Knife & M8 Scabbard With Integral Frog (see pages 95-101 of Cole’s book U.S Military Knives). Its 6 ¾” blade has no damage & aged patina. The blade has crisp marking ‘US M3 1943’. There is no visible maker mark, usually found on these blades, the maker mark may have rubbed off during service use. Only early blades were stamped with marking, later examples had markings on the cross guard. It has the correct undamaged compressed leather washer ringed handle. & the top of the pommel has the Frankford Arsenal ignited grenade mark. The knife is complete with its original green plastic M8A1 scabbard with integral green webbing frog which has a single retaining strap and press stud fastener. The upper mount of the scabbard is stamped 'USM8A1' & by the manufacturer 'BM Co' (Beckwith Manufacturing Company). The rear has ‘VP’ (Victory Plastics) above number 16. The tip of the scabbard is correctly holed for thigh cord. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21091 (American Knives & Knife Bayonets Box)
£395.00

**UN-ISSUED CONDITION**WW2 ‘KI’ (Kinfolks) M3 Fighting Knife & M8 Scabbard With Integral Frog By BM Co (Beckwith Manufacturing Company) & ‘VP’ (Victory Plastics) & Coiled Leather Thigh Cord. ED 889 - ED 889
An excellent WW2 US M3 Fighting Knife By Kinfolks, M8 Scabbard With Integral Frog & Coiled leather thigh cord all in excellent un-issued condition. Kinfols Incorporated werer based in Little Valley new York USA, they made approx. 135,548 M3 fighting knives (see pages 95-101 of Cole’s book U.S Military Knives and page 97 item No.16 where a cross guard marking the same as ours are illustrated). The underside of the cross guard is stamped "US M3 KI (Kinfolks)". The compressed leather ringed handle and blade are undamaged. The top of the pommel has the 'ignited grenade' Frankford Arsenal mark. The knife has a blackened 6 ¾” blade with medial ridge & is complete with original green plastic M8 scabbard with integral green webbing frog which has a single retaining strap, press stud fastener and hanging bar. The upper mount of the scabbard is stamped 'USM8' & by the manufacturer 'BM Co'(Beckwith Manufacturing Company). The rear of the scabbard is marked ‘VP’ (Victory Plastics) above number ‘32’. The chape is holed for thigh cord and fitted with original coiled leather thigh cord. The price includes UK delivery. ED 889 (American Knives & Knife Bayonets Box)
£575.00

C1962 U.S. Camillus Type 2 Jet Pilots Survival Knife and Sheath with Sharpener. 21066. - 21066
This Camillus Type 2 Jet Pilots knife was shortened to a 5” blade in 1962. It was developed by the U.S. Navys weapons bureau and Marbles Arms Corp in 1957. It was designed and engineered as a key weapon for use by the Navy Air Corps. Although Marbles Arms Corps was instrumental in developing this knife, most of those that furnished the Navy were made by Camillus Cutlery Co. Then re-designed in 1962 when the blade was shortened by one inch. See pages 147 & 148 of U.S. Military Knives by M.H.Cole. It has the correct undamaged compressed leather washer ringed handle. The riccasso has crisp marking ‘Camillus New York U.S.A.’ (Camillus Cutlery Company New York). The double edged blade is clean as is the saw toothed back edge. The hilt has two small holes which can be used to be fastened to the wrist. The oversized sheath with extra rivets is in excellent condition with the original sharpening stone present. The hexagonal butt plate/knob is designed to be used as a hammer. The price for this set includes UK delivery. 21066. (American Knives Box)
£225.00

**RARE** KA-BAR FIGHTING KNIFE CONNECTIONS** C1910 American Union Cutlery. Co. Olean, New York, Bowie Knife & KA-BAR Marked Hatchet Axe Combination With Interchangeable Blades & Correct Original Tooled Leather Scabbard. Sn 21033 - 21033
The American Union Razor Company was started in 1898 by Wallace R. Brown a grandson of Job R. Case in Tidioute Pennsylvania. The operation was soon moved to Olean, New York where Union produced Olcut, Keenwell and Ka-bar stamped knives. The company also changed its name from Union Razor to Union Cutlery Company. They continued to produce high quality cutlery until around 1977. This is an excellent, rare to find Bowie knife hatchet combination, the knife blade stamped with Union Cutlery Co mark and the hatchet marked KA-BAR. According to the Houston Price Guide to knives these stamping s were used around 1910 by Union Cutlery. The brass and steel frame hilt has steel bolsters and Ivory hue smooth celluloid scales secured by pins. One bolster has an adjustable steel screw with knurled edge. When the screw is undone it allows the hatchet and knife blades to be changed. The tangs of the knife and axe have a round recess which fits the screw thread in the hilt securely. The cutting edge of the knife blade is 4 ½” length and it has a ribbed recess section in the back edge of the blade. The blade has just light staining consistent with age. The blade is crisply marked by the manufacturer ‘Union Cutlery Co Olean, NY’. When configured as a knife, the knife measures 9 ¾” overall length. The hatchet blade has just light staining consistent with age and is marked with manufacturer detail ‘KA-BAR’ & U.S Patent. The cutting edge of the hatchet is just under 2 ½” length. When configured as a hatchet it measures 12” overall length. The knife blade edge and hatchet head blade are both sharp. The combination comes with its original leather scabbard which securely houses the combination configured as a knife with retaining strap and press stud fastener together with a separate integral pocket with flap cover and press stud fastener which houses the hatchet blade. The brown leather scabbard has heavy duty reinforced stitched and riveted edges. The leather has ornate tooled decoration to the front aspect and single belt loop to the rear. All leather, stitching & rivets of the scabbard are clean and intact. The price for this rare to find combination includes UK delivery. Sn 21033 (Bowies Box)
£495.00

WW1 U.S. Army Model 1917 Machine Gunner’s Bolo Fighting Knife By ‘SA’ (Springfield Armoury) & Scabbard By PWH (Pennsylvania Working Home For The Blind). Sn 21024 - 21024
The model 1917 U.S. Machine Gunner’s bolo knife originated from the form of the Springfield 1903 pattern bolo bayonet, identical to the bayonet but without bayonet fittings (see page 66 plates 316 & 317 of Fighting Knives by Fred Stephens). The hilt is steel with contoured wood grips secured by 2 screw bolts. The wood has knocks bumps and bruises consistent with service use but are totally secure. It has a contoured flat steel cross guard holed for scabbard retaining catch and heavy blackened 10 ¼” bolo shaped steel blade ideal for cutting dense foliage and digging machine gun emplacements. The ricasso is stamped on one side by the maker ‘SA’ (Springfield Armoury) above Frankford Arsenal ignited grenade mark and model detail ‘1917’. The reverse has ‘U.S’ (U.S. Army) and number 37830. Its original scabbard is canvas covered wood with reinforced leather chape and brass wire hanging bar. The cover has some small stable tears and the back of the cover has some indistinct ink markings. The leather chape is impressed by the maker ‘PWH’ (Pennsylvania Working Home For The Blind). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21024 (American knives and knife bayonets box)
£645.00

**EARLY BLADE MARKED**WW2 U.S Army M3 Kinfolks Incorporated Fighting Knife & M8A1 Scabbard With Integral Frog By BM Co (Beckwith Manufacturing Company) & ‘VP’ Victory Plastics. Sn 20215 - 20215
The M3 trench knife or M3 fighting knife was an American military combat knife first issued in March 1943. The M3 was originally designated for issue to soldiers not otherwise equipped with a bayonet. However, it was particularly designed for use by forces in need of a close combat knife, such as Airborne Units and Army Rangers, so these units received priority for the M3 at the start of production. As more M3 knives became available in 1943 and 1944, the knife was issued to other soldiers such as Army Air Corps crewmen and soldiers not otherwise equipped with a bayonet, including soldiers issued the M1 carbine or a submachine gun such as the M3 ‘Grease gun’. Early variants had makers names on the blade, later versions were marked on the guard. This is an excellent original WW2 U.S M3 Fighting Knife & M8A1 Scabbard With Integral Frog ( see page 95 of Cole’s book US Military Knives ). Its 6 ¾” blade retains traces of its original blue finish. The blade has crisp marking ‘US M3 Kinfolks Inc’. Only early blades were stamped with manufacturer marks, later examples had markings on the cross guard. It has the correct undamaged compressed leather washer ringed handle. The pommel top has the Frankford Arsenal ignited grenade mark. The knife is complete with its original green plastic M8A1 scabbard with integral green webbing frog which has a single retaining strap and press stud fastener. The upper mount of the scabbard is stamped 'US M8A1' & by the manufacturer 'BM Co' (Beckwith Manufacturing Company). The rear of the scabbard is cast with ‘VP’ mark of Victory Plastics. The tip of the scabbard is correctly holed for thigh cord. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20215
£475.00

**MINT**WW2 USN MK 2 (United States Navy Mark 2) Camillus NY (Cutlery Company New York) Ka-Bar Fighting Knife With USN Mark 2 Grey Plastic Scabbard By BM Co (Beckwith Manufacturing Company & VP (Victory Plastics). Sn 20880 - 20880
This is an original, near mint, WW2 era USN Mark 2 Ka-Bar fighting knife & Scabbard (see page 78 of the book ‘United States Military Knives Collector’s Guide By Silvey & Boyd). The undamaged, grip is constructed of the correct compressed smooth leather washers. It has the correct finger guard and has a pinned steel pommel. The blade is marked on one side ‘USN MK 2’ and the reverse has manufacturer detail ‘Camillus NY’ (Cutlery Company New York). It has a clean, 7” blued, bowie blade with fullers. It is complete with its correct grey plastic scabbard with integral webbing frog and retaining strap with press stud fastener. The throat mount is stamped to the front ‘USN MK 2’ and the rear ‘NORD-8114 (stores code), BM Co (Beckwith Manufacturing Company) 1/6’ and ‘VP’ (Victory Plastics). All markings are illustrated. The tip of the scabbard is holed for thigh cord. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20880
£425.00

Late WW2 U.S. Army Imperial ‘M3’ Fighting Knife & M8 Scabbard By ‘B.M.Co’ (Beckwith Manufacturing Company). Sn 20160. - 20160
The M3 trench knife or M3 fighting knife was an American military combat knife first issued in March 1943. The M3 was originally designated for issue to soldiers not otherwise equipped with a bayonet. However, it was particularly designed for use by forces in need of a close combat knife, such as Airborne Units and Army Rangers, so these units received priority for the M3 at the start of production. As more M3 knives became available in 1943 and 1944, the knife was issued to other soldiers such as Army Air Corps crewmen and soldiers not otherwise equipped with a bayonet, including soldiers issued the M1 carbine or a submachine gun such as the M3 ‘Grease gun’. This is a nice cross guard marked ‘M3’ knife by ‘Imperial’. It has a virtually un-marked leather washer grip with plastic spacers top and bottom, denoting a late war issue. The clean 17 cm blade retains most of its parkerised finish, and the pommel has the flaming grenade stamped to the top. The scabbard is the early U.S. ‘M8’ by ‘B.M.Co’ (Beckwith manufacturing). A very nice late war combination in very good condition. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20160.
£395.00
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