Non-issue WW II era Utility Knife

[Brian Keith]

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

 

 

 

[Brian Keith]

 

Last photo.

BKW

[Misfit 45]

Looks like a Cataraugus

Marv

[sactroop]

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.

[dustin]

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.

 

[Brian Keith]

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