Brian Keith Posted December 31, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 31, 2018 This nice little knife was carried during WW II by a Sailor, the blade is 5 inches, overall length is 9 ½ inches. It is unmarked and there is a circle on the left side of the handle where some logo may have been in the mold originally. The metal spacer between the handle and the blade is non-magnetic. Navy guys loved these types of utility knives, very similar to the issue MK 1. This is possibly a Colonial made knife. Comments Welcome! Thanks for looking, BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted December 31, 2018 Last photo. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misfit 45 Posted December 31, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 31, 2018 Looks like a Cataraugus Marv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted December 31, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 31, 2018 Here's the best image I could find of a similar knife made by Cattaraugus. The hilt looks the same, but an obvious different blade pattern. For what it's worth I did find other, less quality images, of similar knives from Cattaraugus with still other blade patterns. So far no luck finding out what time frame these knives were made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted December 31, 2018 Share #5 Posted December 31, 2018 Several things here, not unusual at all especially with in the US Navy to use commercial patterned knives. These molded rubber handles were used in the pre war era at least in the late 1930's. Images here and there show these knives. Here are a couple from 1942 illustrating the type posted by Sactroop, same handle and sheath. What your are seeing with the knives is a can opener, its part of an early concept of a sustenance kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted December 31, 2018 Looks like you guys nailed it! Thanks much for the info! Hope you liked seeing it. Any reason it does not have a maker name on it? Or is it just one of those mysteries of knife makers? BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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