Item Description
Original Item: One-Of-A-Kind. This is a wonderful U.S. WWII "Theater Made" fighting knife, 11 1/2 inches in length, with a 7 inch steel spear point blade. These knives were made by the armorers and engineers, usually in the Pacific theater. The large capital ships needed to have skilled fabricators on board to make repairs and modifications to weapons and gear.
Usually the blades were made from existing weapons or from steel components, and the hilts were cast from metals such as aluminum or zinc. This knife however, was made from the lower third or so of a Civil War era saber, most likely from a Staff Officer’s Sword.
The handle of this knife is made from layers of stacked plastic, mostly clear, with a few red layers as decoration as well as aluminum. Both the pommel and crossguard are made from machined aluminum pieces. Condition is quite good, though the blade definitely suffered minor corrosion at some point, which was then cleaned away, probably before it was made into a custom knife.
The original leather scabbard appears to be from a WWII USMC Ka-Bar fighting knife due to its appearance. It is in lovely condition and still rather serviceable.
Definitely an interesting piece of WWII Militaria. Ready to research and display!
Dimensions:
Blade length: 7”
Blade style: Double Edged Spear Point
Overall length: 11 1/2”
Crossguard: 2 1/2”
Scabbard length: 13" with belt loop
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