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byf41 Posted July 7, 2013 Share #81 Posted July 7, 2013 So on this model #2 , would it be #431 or is it "O" series #431 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share #82 Posted July 8, 2013 So on this model #2 , would it be #431 or is it "O" series #431 ? Thank you, Mandy and byf41 for the kind words. A couple of months ago I acquired an "as is" #9 ("Marine") that I need to photograph and post. byf41, IMHO your #2 is "O" series #431. And what nice specimens you have! The one inscribed by the Marine is a real treasure. Have you attempted to do any research on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byf41 Posted July 8, 2013 Share #83 Posted July 8, 2013 Thanks Gunbarrel . Ive always been fond of them . Never did try to locate any info . Wheres a good place to start ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capajo02 Posted July 17, 2013 Share #84 Posted July 17, 2013 Here's one in my collection to throw into the mix. I think I may have contacted GB via personal message about this one, but I figure I'd share it with the group. Looks to be an altered/custom Model 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capajo02 Posted July 17, 2013 Share #85 Posted July 17, 2013 Close-Up of Serial Number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capajo02 Posted July 17, 2013 Share #86 Posted July 17, 2013 Note the strange hole in the modified, bolo-style handle. By the way, these images were originally taken by Gary Ruleford. I purchased the knife from him. If he or anyone has any objection to me posting them here, I will remove them. I do own this knife, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capajo02 Posted July 17, 2013 Share #87 Posted July 17, 2013 Last one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share #88 Posted July 18, 2013 Capajo02, I like that knife. I remember when we talked about it; thank you for posting it. I don't know about Gary, but John gave me permission to use his pictures. I always give him credit like you did with Gary, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovnik Posted August 15, 2013 Share #89 Posted August 15, 2013 I can remember Mr. Ek Sr. setting up at some early 1970's Florida Gun Collector's shows. To show how "dumb" I was I never bought not even one as "I thought most looked too much like butcher knives and fish knives". I had just moved from St Aug. when his son started his shop there. I appreciated their roll during WWII, Korea and Vietnam but these knives are just another great Militaria item that has greatly increased in value that I messed-up on and did not buy and save them. Oh well, on about $150.00 a week and a family I couldn't keep very much. Richard I arrived in Miami in 1974, a couple years before he died. No gun shows for me them (I was 16), but over the next 3-4 years I developed my since life-long interest in military fighting knives, and it might have been an Ek (model 1), picked up for a fair price in Miami circa 1978, that fueled this interest. I think suwanneetrader is spot on regarding the soft market for Ek blades collecting, something that would change drasticially, due to the "kitchen/utility knife" look. Over time, the Ek "look" grows on 'ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovnik Posted August 15, 2013 Share #90 Posted August 15, 2013 Almost forgot: many thanks & sincere appreciation to the OP for the time & attention he invested to bring this thread to life. It is informative and engaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share #91 Posted August 16, 2013 Almost forgot: many thanks & sincere appreciation to the OP for the time & attention he invested to bring this thread to life. It is informative and engaging. I appreciate the kind words and I'm very glad you enjoyed it. Welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovnik Posted August 16, 2013 Share #92 Posted August 16, 2013 I appreciate the kind words and I'm very glad you enjoyed it. Welcome to the Forum! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayonetman Posted August 16, 2013 Share #93 Posted August 16, 2013 I am sure we all appreciate the amount of work and study that has gone into this thread, with special thanks to gunbarrel for his research. To help preserve this information, I have pinned the topic for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuron Posted August 20, 2013 Share #94 Posted August 20, 2013 Very nice I have often wondered about these knives, thanks for the effort and results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctyankee Posted August 31, 2013 Share #95 Posted August 31, 2013 Nice collection! I have a double stamped John Ek knife. Is there any Significance to the flawed marking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share #96 Posted August 31, 2013 Nice collection! I have a double stamped John Ek knife. Is there any Significance to the flawed marking? ------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you, Gary. Nice No. 1 you've got there. I'm not aware of any significance to the flawed marking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knifeatolla Posted September 4, 2013 Share #97 Posted September 4, 2013 I believe that the knife pictured with the War Commission box at beginning of this article may have been mine at one time. Unless there were two model 2's made with the number 095 it is the same knife that was once in my possession. Mine was missing one of the flaps from the box. If you would like to know how I came by the knife and how it left my possession I would be glad to share that information with you. Let me know if you are interested. Perhaps we can fill in the gaps of where this knife has been. Best Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share #98 Posted September 4, 2013 I believe that the knife pictured with the War Commission box at beginning of this article may have been mine at one time. Unless there were two model 2's made with the number 095 it is the same knife that was once in my possession. Mine was missing one of the flaps from the box. If you would like to know how I came by the knife and how it left my possession I would be glad to share that information with you. Let me know if you are interested. Perhaps we can fill in the gaps of where this knife has been. Best Regards ------------------------------------------- Please, by all means, we'd love to hear it. Thanks in advance for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combat Diver Posted October 25, 2013 Share #99 Posted October 25, 2013 Don't have any of the older ones but I've continued the tradition of using EK knives in the service. Bought my first, an M3 double edged wasp fighting knife around 86' and have carried that one around the world, first combat experience 80 miles south of Baghdad during a special reconnassiance mission during GW1. Have carried that one for years later in Iraq and Astan 03-11. Also carried a black Bowie in Haiti in 95'. The bead blasted bowie has been carried in Kuwait during Southern Watch between the Gulf Wars. Never carried the throwing knife, OSS label dagger or the boot knife. I prefer the nylon sheaths that come with them now as salt water is terrible on leather when diving. CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share #100 Posted October 29, 2013 Excellent collection there, Diver. Tried and true. Thanks for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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