Frank Trzaska Posted August 11, 2017 Share #26 Posted August 11, 2017 Both of the OP photos posted are fakes. The sheaths could be WW II era sheaths but some nitwit ruined them with the fake stamping on them. It is a shame someone would ruin an artifact for a few extra bucks like this. That said I ruined quite a few old knives by throwing them at trees, the ground, prying with the tips and just losing them as a kid... All the best Frank Trzaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmce4 Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share #27 Posted August 11, 2017 Both of the OP photos posted are fakes. The sheaths could be WW II era sheaths but some nitwit ruined them with the fake stamping on them. It is a shame someone would ruin an artifact for a few extra bucks like this. That said I ruined quite a few old knives by throwing them at trees, the ground, prying with the tips and just losing them as a kid... All the best Frank Trzaska How else are you going to open a paint can without a KA-BAR? (joke) Thanks for making it official, Frank. I appreciate it Art Just so nobody else gets stuck, here are the markings close-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmce4 Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share #28 Posted August 11, 2017 2nd one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedon Posted August 12, 2017 Share #29 Posted August 12, 2017 I thought I would add some pictures of real Boyt 43 sheaths to help members identify reproductions. I went out and got 3 boxes of KA-BARS with Boyt 43 sheaths. There are 4 to 6 knives per box and I picked 6 knives at random. The first picture shows the 6 Boyt 43 sheaths I picked. The first 2 are unmarked as to service and the last 4 are marked U.S.N. on the front of the sheath. I noticed the first 2 sheaths had a steel keeper rivet while the U.S.N. marked sheaths had a brass keeper rivet. The USMC Boyt 43 markings are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SKIPH Posted August 12, 2017 Share #36 Posted August 12, 2017 Good pics of originals to show folks the difference. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedon Posted August 12, 2017 Share #37 Posted August 12, 2017 I thought I would add a couple of real USMC Boyt 43 markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Charlie Flick Posted August 12, 2017 Share #40 Posted August 12, 2017 So it appears that whether the number 4 has an "open top" or "closed top" is not a useful identifier of a fake as Mikedon's excellent pics show both open top and closed top 4s on his genuine USN and USMC sheaths. Thanks to Mikedon for his pics, and to Frank T. for calling the foul ball on the original poster's sheaths. Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted August 12, 2017 Share #41 Posted August 12, 2017 And another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted August 12, 2017 Share #42 Posted August 12, 2017 This thread should be in the KABAR REF section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted August 31, 2017 Share #43 Posted August 31, 2017 So it appears that whether the number 4 has an "open top" or "closed top" is not a useful identifier of a fake as Mikedon's excellent pics show both open top and closed top 4s on his genuine USN and USMC sheaths. Thanks to Mikedon for his pics, and to Frank T. for calling the foul ball on the original poster's sheaths. Regards, Charlie So USN closed top 4, USMC open top 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedon Posted September 6, 2017 Share #44 Posted September 6, 2017 So USN closed top 4, USMC open top 4? I am no expert but based on all of the WWII Boyt leather MARK 2 sheaths in my collection and the others I have seen I would say that is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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