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M-1918 Trench Knife What am I missing?


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I don't know! It is a repro as you can see JAPAN on the blade couple that with Potamac Arms (which sold repros) someone is spending a lot of money for junk.

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To play devil's advocate, could the high bids be due to someone wanting it since it is still boxed and with invoice?

 

While it is not a US issue knife, perhaps someone is looking to replace one they had 50 years ago?

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Good grief ! Somebody got ripped off . Be prepared to see a rush of repro MK1s for sale, with insane Buy Now prices. I bought one just like it about 40 years ago for about $10, and that was high. It does look like shill bidding. SKIP

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I was thinking J.A.PAN was a rare maker... :rolleyes::D:blink:

 

Seriously though maybe someone is looking at this as a example of of "Vietnam era private purchase knife" in the packing as it appears the invoice is dated 1966.I know a couple vets who sent off and got these out of a gun magazine and had them in Vietnam.

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Hi everyone, I've had my trench knife for a long time and first started looking at the prices on the web about 10 years ago out of curiosity. I was really surprised to see how much they were going for. It seems parts can bring a couple hundred, very poor condition knives I see sold in the $400 range and as condition improves so goes the sales price, the highest sale price I've seen is around $1000 for a 95% condition genuine lf&c 1918 complete with blade scabbard that was missing pins. I've watched a similar blade remain listed on one of the trader sites for around $1495 and a slightly better knife for sale for around $1695 if I'm remembering correctly both listed for sale for around a year that I've seen and both still available last I looked. I agree, definitely something fishy...

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