2 Recent Knuckle Knives

[Tony-in-NH]

Here are two I just picked up

[Mk1rceme]

Man! Those things would do some damage.

 

I would love to get my hands on one of those but our laws say that dusters are illegal.

[Spathologist]

Can you please confirm the serial number on the top knife? I track M1913 serial numbers.

[Tony-in-NH]

Can you please confirm the serial number on the top knife? I track M1913 serial numbers.

 

 

Serial # 11228

[gunbarrel]

Here are two I just picked up

 

Tony,

 

Outstanding pieces, as usual. The top one is most interesting. It sports the bottom section of the Patton saber blade and it comes with a tooled leather sheath, both typical characteristics of the San Antonio Iron Works knives, but I've never seen a SAIW knife with a knuckle grip. It is an outstanding combination. Do you have any information on it?

 

GB

[Spathologist]

Serial # 11228

 

Thank you!

[Tony-in-NH]

Tony,

 

Outstanding pieces, as usual. The top one is most interesting. It sports the bottom section of the Patton saber blade and it comes with a tooled leather sheath, both typical characteristics of the San Antonio Iron Works knives, but I've never seen a SAIW knife with a knuckle grip. It is an outstanding combination. Do you have any information on it?

 

GB

 

 

 

It does not have Patton sword blade. Has bayo blade, one side has SA, flaming bomb and 1904 date. The otherside has US and 11228. I believe it may have AUSSIE roots as knuckles are similar to EVERETT KNUCKLE, only they are larger. It also could have been made aboard a ship. It definately is high quality made as evidenced by the detail on the handle. Blade fit is also excellent. Other than that anybodies guess.

[Spathologist]

Sorry, but that's not a bayo blade. That's the ricasso section of a M1913 Cavalry saber and a 1914 date.

 

I'll bet a Coke on it.

 

And looking at the fuller in the middle of the blade of your second knife, I'd hazard a guess that it's made from an upper section of a cut M1913 saber blade.

 

Pic below for comparison:

[Tony-in-NH]

Sorry, but that's not a bayo blade. That's the ricasso section of a M1913 Cavalry saber and a 1914 date.

 

I'll bet a Coke on it.

 

And looking at the fuller in the middle of the blade of your second knife, I'd hazard a guess that it's made from an upper section of a cut M1913 saber blade.

 

Pic below for comparison:

 

 

 

I will bow to your opinion. Never to old to get educated. I still consider myself a student at this.

[Spathologist]

I will bow to your opinion. Never to old to get educated. I still consider myself a student at this.

 

Everyone is still a student at this.

 

If you look at the bayonets in use at the time, they are either of the rod type or single-edged blade type. Your knife was obviously made from something with double edges and a deep central fuller.

 

A pretty good site for basic info on Springfield Armory blades:

 

http://www.springfieldedge.com/index.html

[gunbarrel]

And like Gary Cunningham told Tony on another forum, bayonets in that date would have had serial numbers much higher than 11228 (in the area of 585,000 to 605,000)

[Tony-in-NH]

And like Gary Cunningham told Tony on another forum, bayonets in that date would have had serial numbers much higher than 11228 (in the area of 585,000 to 605,000)

Thank you for the link it has been bookmarked