m3-- acc made???????

[Costa]

guys-- here is something that is a little mystery. i have a m-3 guard marked U.S. M-3 ACC. in coles book it states that there was one other company that made the m-3 although there are no records to proove it (that being acc). it states that there is a collector that has one but, thats all. could be i have one thats rear??? any body have any info?

[brad k]

it's an aeriel, not realy any rarer than bokers or pals ect. but still a very collectible knife depending on the condition, try a search on past auctions on ebay and you should come up with a few to compare it to, I have one myself.

[gunbarrel]

Costa,

 

These production numbers should give you an idea of scarcity.

 

M3 Knives WWII Production

Imperial Knife Co........854,015

Utica Cutlery Co..........656,520

Camillus Cutlery Co.....402,909

W.R. Case & Sons.......300,465

Kinfolks, Inc................135,548

Pal Blade Co...............121,131

Aerial Cutlery Mfg.........51,784

Robeson Shuredge.......36,575

H. Boker and Sons........31,300

Total Production...2,590,247

[gunbarrel]

Costa,

 

I got to thinking about your post and you may be thinking about the Aerial and American Cutlery Company issue discussed here...

 

http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/bayo_points_17.htm

[Greg Robinson]

There was once a controversy re who actually made the "ACC" M3 trench knife and "ACC" M4 bayonet. But a few years ago a collector discovered a mint in box M3 with "ACC" guard markings and markings on the box indicating manufacture by AERIAL CUTLERY. A photograph of this piece is shown in one of Mike Silvey's books.

 

It's a scarce variation and worth much more than most guard marked M3's

 

Greg

[ponyradish]

Not any rarerthan a Pal or a Boker?????Found any Boker's lately?Ever?Boker's are one tough bird to come by.Thirty some thousand is a pretty small production run.How many do you think survived or are in collectors hands?BS not any rarer.Let me know when one goes up for sale in excellent condition, and how much it brings.Thanks,Pony.

[Costa]

thanks guys--- i asked the question due to a printing in coles book in the m-3 section. there was no drawing of the acc and stated that there was one other co. acc but, no info has been found. that is what started the search. i have 6-7 m-3 knives which all but 3 will be sold. and i do have a boker guard marked.

[Greg Robinson]

thanks guys--- i asked the question due to a printing in coles book in the m-3 section. there was no drawing of the acc and stated that there was one other co. acc but, no info has been found. that is what started the search. i have 6-7 m-3 knives which all but 3 will be sold. and i do have a boker guard marked.

 

 

When Mr Cole wrote "Book III" the "ACC" M3 and M4 was still a mystery. It was years later that a collector found that M3 mint in factory box which finally solved it. As for rarity.....I don't obsess over production numbers. Bokers, on paper, are "rare" but for a while there was a seemingly endless supply of them on ebay all selling for big bucks. A lot of this has to do with the fact that the guard marked M3's, regardless of maker, were made near the end of the production cycle for the M3 and so a lot of them never got issue. The truly rare M3's are the blade dated knives.

 

Greg

[Costa]

agreed greg--- dated blades the first to be made and issued are hard to find and those that are n a very collectible condition command big buckaroos. as for cole-- at the time they were good but, more info has come around like with the acc. they are still a good reference. in any case the m-3 is not only a good looking item but a class act in itself.

[brad k]

pony, costa was asking if his knife was super rare as there was only one other one that he had heard about, my point was not that acc or boker or any other brand was common or rare but the acc was not the one of a kind type rare that he was asking about, I have a very nice blade marked boker that I got at a gun show about 5 years ago for $140. and a guard marked boker off ebay about the same time for around the same price, I have a complete collection of all m3's exept a dated robeson, most are in exc. condition some are not quite as nice but no junk, I think the most I have spent is $450.00 for a named, unit marked, blued, dated, case in an m6 scabbard in near mint condition. all were bought at gun shows, antique shops and ebay, I have seen several bokers on ebay in the past and acc's also, I don't remember selling prices because I am not looking to buy them now but they were a lot harder to find before ebay came along. my camera is broken and I have to buy a new one (and learn how to use it) when i do I will post pictures of my m3's brad k

[raw275]

Hi guys, There was a guard marked ACC a couple weeks ago on e-bay. If I remember right it went for over$400. Also a blade stamped from Australia that was around $500 or so. The last 3 boker M 3 I have seen for sale went for - Guard marked $450 , blade marked $500 and $950. I have not seen a blade dated Boker for sale since last year and that went for over $1000. I have not seen a R.C. Co M-3 for sale in a long time. All the M-3 have been going up in price as of late and are getting harder to find in great shape.

What a great blade..........

Rich