Big Bill Posted February 2, 2016 Share #1 Posted February 2, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted February 2, 2016 Picked this one up this weekend what do you guys think. The blade is marked Case and the sheath looks right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw517 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #3 Posted February 2, 2016 One of my favorite knives. Great taste you have! How much ya pay Bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted February 2, 2016 Share #4 Posted February 2, 2016 yeah! Super nice find, great knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byf41 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #5 Posted February 2, 2016 Looks like a solid example Bill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted February 2, 2016 Share #6 Posted February 2, 2016 Ditto to all of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony V Posted February 2, 2016 Share #7 Posted February 2, 2016 Bill Congratulations! Great addition to your collection. Just beautiful. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #8 Posted February 2, 2016 I've got to get me one of those; great addition to your stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted February 2, 2016 Share #9 Posted February 2, 2016 Very Nice! Thanks for showing! SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks everybody for your comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted February 3, 2016 Share #11 Posted February 3, 2016 Very nice, were these private purchase or government contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw517 Posted February 3, 2016 Share #12 Posted February 3, 2016 That's hard to say! I've never seen a contract for a lot blades, BUT, I know they were delivered to the military. We have the pics to prove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted February 3, 2016 Share #13 Posted February 3, 2016 IMHO, separating WW2 knives that where obtained under small contracts, ( less than $50,000), and knives obtained for resale through Navy Stores or the Army PX system is problematic due to the lack of good paper trails. Add to that, the Quartermaster Corps. did occasionally release items they deemed as surplus to those bodies for disposal through private purchase. Sometimes choosing if an item was indeed only private purchase or in fact was bought and stocked with the intention of it being issued ends up being a matter of how the individual wants to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccyooper Posted February 3, 2016 Share #14 Posted February 3, 2016 Great looking set up, however, I'm probably the odd man out but I believe the scabbard might be a replacement. I don't recall seeing a Case scabbard with those features. It appears to be more like a scabbard found with an imperial or kutmaster knife. Probably doesn't really make a difference either way, since the trend appears to break up combos anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw517 Posted February 3, 2016 Share #15 Posted February 3, 2016 Here are some originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted February 3, 2016 Share #16 Posted February 3, 2016 Great looking set up, however, I'm probably the odd man out but I believe the scabbard might be a replacement. I don't recall seeing a Case scabbard with those features. It appears to be more like a scabbard found with an imperial or kutmaster knife. Probably doesn't really make a difference either way, since the trend appears to break up combos anyway. Don't worry you're not the only odd one here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted February 3, 2016 Share #17 Posted February 3, 2016 John- Love the photographs. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw517 Posted February 3, 2016 Share #18 Posted February 3, 2016 Courtesy of my buddy Bill Walters. His book will be out soon and has plenty of eye candy. I'll show my copy off as soon as I get my hands on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy69 Posted June 5, 2016 Share #19 Posted June 5, 2016 Has anyone seen a variation of the scabbard for these that has a square top (not long as above, just above the pommel) and two rivets at the tip side by side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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