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USMC WWII MK 2 Camillus Plated is this a UDT Knife ?


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Have a guard marked Camillus , NY U.S.M.C. Mark 2 which has a plated blade. Blade, guard and pommel all appear to be plated. It has a pinned pommel. Near the tip some of the plating has worn away. Anyone know if this is considered the UDT knife?

 

Thank you, Rocco

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It is a legitimate WWII knife. It is shown on page 393 of Bill Walters new book and Frank Trzaska has mentioned it in his articles.

 

Knife World, January 2006:

 

"They made the guard marked chrome plated knives for the Naval Advanced Base units as well as models with M3 handles, M3 pommels and plastic Mark 1 pommels as experimental."

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Rare is always nice. I haven't purchased his book yet, I would like to , very pricey.

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Yes, but it will only get more expensive when it's out of print.

Our own Gary Cunningham's last book was a bargain at under forty dollars retail. Now that's it's out of print, I've seen it sell at open auction for over $300 a few times.

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I may have to pull the trigger on it. Does book two include all of book One's information?

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No, they are 2 separate books but I think he has a special price if you buy both.

 

I found this on Frank's website:

 

 

U.S. and ALLIED MILITARY KNIVES WORLD WAR II, Book Two is now available. Book Two at 676 pages is about 2 ¼” thick. The full page, color photos of the knives and sheaths are excellent. The book quality is outstanding.
The cost of the book including shipping in the US is $217.

PLEASE NOTE! IF YOU DIDN’T GET A COPY OF BOOK ONE OR WOULD JUST LIKE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER COPY, I WILL INCLUDE A COPY OF BOOK ONE FOR THE WHOLESALE COST OF $65, when purchased with BOOK TWO. THE TOTAL COST FOR BOTH BOOK ONE AND BOOK TWO IS $282 SHIPPED in the US.

To purchase, contact the Bill at [email protected] or call 502-245-5466.

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