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ah thank you man, im pretty sure that knife i found at the antique store is this exact knife... i just have to double check the blade and make sure it looks like yours.

ill run down tomorrow and if its right and the price aint rediculous ill be posting it tomorrow night w00t.gif

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so here is the knife at the antique store i have been talking about...

 

i feel like its not vietnam era but current... any opinions?

 

sorry if the photos arent to good their from my phone

 

the blade is stamped US Camilus... not US Camillus NY

 

and the sheath looks as if it hasn't even been on a belt.

 

besides that i have no idea

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Sometimes a soldier just made his own, I bought this at a gun show in NC, and was able to trace it to the original owner.

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The knife is a cut down GI machette, the sheath is really interesting, consider this was made "in country" in'66. There are 2 pieces of red plastic, sandwiched between a piece of leather and some camo-utilities material. It's all sewed together with a boot lace, the hanger and safety strap is made out of nylon webbing and fastened with pop rivits. Does it remind you of any modern knives?

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  • 2 weeks later...
Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver in Viet Nam with his Gerber.

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Has anyone ever noticed hes carrying a WWII era Mountain Rucksack???? look at the shoulder straps, I was looking at this pic the other day and it hit me!!!!

just wonderin' :)

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so here is the knife at the antique store i have been talking about...

 

i feel like its not vietnam era but current... any opinions?

 

sorry if the photos arent to good their from my phone

 

the blade is stamped US Camilus... not US Camillus NY

 

and the sheath looks as if it hasn't even been on a belt.

 

besides that i have no idea

Hey Bro

If the Sheath is coco brown, then yes the sheath is def Nam era, if its Black and slightly thicker, then NO its Post Nam, Camulus, Connetta, are two that made knives during Nam Ka-Bar DID NOT make the Bowei style knives during Nam, all Ka-bars used were WWII vintage.

 

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