The Jet Pilots Survival Knife

[M113 driver]

I forgot this one of the MMB 

[M113 driver]

I picked this Japanese made air pilot knife at the Okeechobee flee market a few weeks ago.The guy was asking 60$ for it and started telling me how rare it was and that it was a Vietnam issue knife. I told him it was not an issued knife but I thought they were sold in the PX. I probably over paid for it but I gave him 50$ for it and went on my way.

it doesn’t say anything on it other then Japan, but it is in pretty good shape, it’s not parkerized I think it’s blued and it sharpened up pretty good. I don’t have one in my collection so I thought what the heck. Why not. I guess what my question is, is it as big a piece of crap this some seem to think.

it seems pretty tight.

 

[Bebel]

Hello,

 

The two JPK I had in my aviation collection. I'm not a knives collector. But I had to have them for my pilots!

 

Franck

 

 

[Choctaw Dan]

I have collected pilot survival knives going back into WWII.  Here are my examples of the Jet Pilot Survival Knives from the larger collection:

 

 

[Cobra 6 Actual]

Thanks for posting, Choctaw Dan! Great collection!

[VNAMVET70]

The Jet Pilot Survival Knife has always been one of my favorite military issued knives. I Have a JPSK to represent every year from 1959-1975, from Milpar, Camillus, to Ontario. Love the 6" blade. The JPSK is an iconic knife in that it is hard to mistake it for anything else. Similar to the Eiffel Tower in that it is instantly recognizable. 

[Choctaw Dan]

18 hours ago, VNAMVET70 said:

.... The JPSK is an iconic knife in that it is hard to mistake it for anything else. Similar to the Eiffel Tower in that it is instantly recognizable. 

Yup, especially the visual trick that always makes them appear "bent" when they're not!

[otter42]

Here's my Japan made one, even the cheap sheath is stamped Japan. Couldn't pass it up. Probably paid less then it cost new!