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Vince Coniglio Author of The US M3 Trench Knife


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I'd like to make a post about my Uncle.

 

Vincent J Coniglio author of the US M3 Trench Knife of WW2 and veteran of the Vietnam War serving with 1/8 Cavalry 1st Cav Div 1970-71.

 

Vince passed away at home on Tuesday September 18th 2018 aged 67. Internment will be at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I don't know how many people may be on Bill Walters' email list, or have heard otherwise. I was saddened to learn earlier this week that Vince Coniglio passed away. Vince was one o of the foremost authorities on the M3 knife. His small book, "The US M3 Trench Knife of World War Two" was the first book to deal specifically with the M3 and became the M3 bible for many of us. I spent a goodly number of hours sitting and talking with Vince at the Show of Shows over the years, and carried a fair number of knives to his tables for blessing (or not.) I've learned much from him. At last year's Show of Shows he was looking pretty bad... thin, weak, wheelchair-bound, but still happy to talk knives. At that show he blessed a Boker M3 for me, and I bought a nice M2 switchblade and a guard-marked PAL M3 from him. He gave me a copy of his book to replace my well-worn and rather tattered copy. For me, the knife collectors' world has suddenly gotten much smaller.

 

He's a link to Vince's obituary if anyone is interested.

http://www.funeralfinder.com/obituaries/Coniglio-Jr-Vincent/09-18-2018/3692/

 

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I just found out about this.

 

One of my best military show buddies.

 

He, Dave and I were all from PA and we’d get together for dinner, sometimes shared a hotel room.

 

Very sad news my heart is heavy.

 

Prayers for his family.


Anyone know how to get ahold of Dave?

 

Its been 10 years and thousands of miles since I saw them.

 

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