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Looks like The only difference is they added the inscription and white spacers to an MRL repro.
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Doing a little research it sure looks like the same knife by MRL that Doyler posted some years ago:
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Here’s the description: This auction is for a premium quality very rare Vietnam War fighting knife combat weapon with the original leather sheath and whetstone, marked on the knife: VIETNAM - 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (ABN) - and with a S.F. crest: DE OPPRESSO LIBRA - This Airborne high end fighting knife has a tight stacked leather ring finger grip handle with white spacers, steel blade guard and lanyard hole pommel, and a very sharp clip point Bowie encapsulated full tang high carbon steel blade with a dark blue/black gun barrel finish. This knife is in excellent condition
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This one is currently swimming in the bay at over 400.00. I sent the seller a picture of the Museum Replicas add from 1986 But he chose to believe the owner he got it from. Caveat emptor.
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Unscrupulous person if it was purposely made to deceive but ultimately caveat emptor.
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It looks like the same knife that Ray Liotta is seen wearing in the 1995 film Operation Jumbo Drop. Danny Glover's character has a modern kabar upside down on his shoulder strap while Ray's knife is but end up with some frayed 550 cord for a strap.
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Since the sheath is heavily modified, it could be legit but the knife definitely is a modern production.
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That’s the one - thank you.
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It’s not the China Marine part of the story, it’s the modern knife in a modified sheath.
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Yeah, China Marine, ok ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-USMC-Ka-Bar-Fighting-Knife-Named-to-China-Marine-1st-Marine-Div-R-D-Brunner/202981153685?
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A finished auction:
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The blade looks like a BOC manufactured M7.
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WOW that's crazy. Anyone dishonest person with a little knowledge of a desk top layout program and a 600 dpi printer could bang those things out by the hundreds. Dirty it up a little and pocket a thousand dollars. Like SKIPH said above, lets see how this unfolds.
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The sheath is always the biggest giveaway before even seeing the knife. Great reproduction of the knife though.
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The handle has been sanded down near the guard so yes, its been "cleaned" up.