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[D-DAY-Danny]

can someone tell me off these are ww2 knives

[Bob Hudson]

can someone tell me off these are ww2 knives

 

They are: and I'm sure someone else can pinpoint the years.

[Greg Robinson]

One of them is.....the knife blade marked "USMC" and "KA-BAR/Olean NY" is a 1943 production of the USMC 1219c2 aka "K-bar".

 

The other knife was made after 1974 but it's a legit issue piece.

[Bob Hudson]

One of them is.....the knife blade marked "USMC" and "KA-BAR/Olean NY" is a 1943 production of the USMC 1219c2 aka "K-bar".

 

The other knife was made after 1974 but it's a legit issue piece.

So the Camillus is a 1974 piece? What sets it apart from a WWII kinfe?

[Charlie Flick]

What sets it apart from a WWII kinfe?

 

The WW2 Camillus Mark 2 knives did not use the US-over-Camillus marking. That makes the VN era and later Camillus blades easy to distinguish from the WW2 blades.

 

Charlie

[D-DAY-Danny]

thanks for helping guys i wash not sure that the ka-bar was ww2

 

danny

[Greg Robinson]

So the Camillus is a 1974 piece? What sets it apart from a WWII kinfe?

 

If you see a Camillus with blade markings of "US / CAMILLUS NY" then that's a post WW2 knife but made earlier than the one without the "NY" markings. Made from the early 1960's until 1974.

 

Greg

[Peace]

If you see a Camillus with blade markings of "US / CAMILLUS NY" then that's a post WW2 knife but made earlier than the one without the "NY" markings. Made from the early 1960's until 1974.

 

Greg

 

 

Good info,

 

thx Greg!