thorin6 Posted May 23, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 23, 2020 After Skip's last post on an "interesting" M3 on ebay, I thought I would throw this one out. This is a "what is it" quiz. The M3 shown here has no manufacturer's markings, and the Ordnance Bomb on the pommel has been removed by stippling over the mark. Blade is unfinished and in the white. Looking forward to thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted May 23, 2020 Share #2 Posted May 23, 2020 Bill- This is an interesting M3. Here is my "guess-timate" based on what I see. Pommel which has slightly rounded edges, and the Ordinance bomb located beside the tang, reminds me of an Imperial. The leather on the handle is also similar to an Imperial, especially at the guard if you look at how those washers are stacked. What I cannot tell for sure, is if the top washer is a black spacer, or leather. Finally, the 90* back cut on the back of the blade, looks like an Imperial. My guess, Imperial ! SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted May 23, 2020 Skip, All of the handle is leather, no plastic. Not a bad guess, but not there yet. Bill Hint, go look at some of my early posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted May 23, 2020 Share #4 Posted May 23, 2020 Bill- Not sure what old threads to look up. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted May 23, 2020 Browse thru this post (By the way, the search engine doesn't let you look for posts by specific members. It took me some time to find this thread) https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/273799-odds-and-ends/&tab=comments#comment-2203123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted May 23, 2020 Share #6 Posted May 23, 2020 So Bill, I'm guessing that the M3 was a rebuild that you put together. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted May 23, 2020 Two Fridays ago I was putting away various parts that had accumulated on my desk and realized that I could put together a reasonable rebuild of an M3 knife. The guard, leather washers, and pommel came from a broken blade M3, and the blade is the one I picked up at an estate sale. I put them together in two evenings, and mated the knife with a modified M8 scabbard (had hooks added to the canvas hanger). The handle parts most likely came from a post-war build of left over M3 parts. Just a fun project that used up some parts that would have ended up in a zip lock bag and thrown in a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted May 24, 2020 Share #8 Posted May 24, 2020 Bill- You did well. My compliments for saving an M3, and building a functional knife. Thanks for showing us. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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