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i am looking to add a vietnam era knife (not bayonet) to complete my grouping of web gear. i searched google, ebay, and the forum and did not find much.

 

what would have been issued or just really common for US Army Soldiers to carry in vietnam?

 

also did only the marines carry the KABAR?

 

thanks!!!

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"jet pilot" Survival Knife would be most common with ARMY ground troops; as a belt knife. Not issued to all, but most often seen. All troops were issued bayonets with M-14, & M-16.

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The blade markings have been removed and it is a KA-BAR style design:

 

Probably a later WWII issue MK II, so it wouldnt have had markings on the blade, they would have been on the guard.

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NobleLoyalGSD

Then there's the Buck knife. These turn up now and again in a GI's kit. Sorry, at the moment I can't recall the model number but they were often procured from the World or at the exchanges. Buck still makes this model, however the sheath is quite different. I was told that this one was manufactured in 1967.

 

~Jeff

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nice knife... i found a camillus on ebay, but other than that its mostly bayonets.

 

im surprised i thought you guys would have more knives than this or at least more info...

 

any more?!?!??? :D

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Col Robin Olds USAF with his Jet Pilot Knife. Very popular with ground forces (other than USMC) and Air Force personnel.

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there are quite a few of these on ebay... so every branch regularly carried these?!? think.gif

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