Raidercollector Posted June 1, 2007 Share #1 Posted June 1, 2007 Hi Guys. Can anybody shed some light on these.I have been pondering on this awhile. I have 2 KaBars here, Both are pretty rare ,And in real nice shape. One is a Pal with a pal marked leather scabbard and the other is a Roberson blued blade, regular leather scabbard. Both have red spacers. I feel the roberson is rarer. Regards Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share #2 Posted June 1, 2007 Hi Guys. Can anybody shed some light on these.I have been pondering on this awhile. I have 2 KaBars here, Both are pretty rare ,And in real nice shape. One is a Pal with a pal marked leather scabbard and the other is a Roberson blued blade, regular leather scabbard. Both have red spacers. I feel the roberson is rarer. Regards Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted June 1, 2007 Share #3 Posted June 1, 2007 Nick: Both are nice blades and great pieces to have in any collection. Of the two, the Robeson (not Roberson) is by far the more scarce and, thus, the more valuable. The quality of the bluing on the Robeson Mark 2 Marine Corps blades rivaled any seen on any other USGI knives. Most saw very hard use and few survived in nice shape. Your's is especially interesting since it has the proper sheath with the dark stitching which was unique to the Robesons. HTH. Charlie Flick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted June 2, 2007 Share #4 Posted June 2, 2007 Nice blades!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted June 2, 2007 Share #5 Posted June 2, 2007 any ka-bar type blade is nice. the feel and look of those knives are outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted June 4, 2007 Thanks for your reponses guys. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Robinson Posted June 4, 2007 Share #7 Posted June 4, 2007 Back in the early days of ebay I picked up an early PAL USMC in marked scabbard and it's a prized possession. Your is nicer, especially the scabbard. But in any condition they're a nice find since you don't see many of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted June 4, 2007 Gregg or Charlie Have you seen the robeson thats on ebay now. Chould that one be that mint or is it reblued??????? If its the real deal it will go high!!!! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayonetman Posted June 4, 2007 Share #9 Posted June 4, 2007 I would like to see better and in focus photos. The color seems off in some of them, although I will have to say from experience that it is quite difficult to take photos of a fairly glossy blue blade and get the color consistently right. I don't particularly like the pommel - I think it should be smooth without all the little holes. Not sure about the scabbard - didn't Robeson use the dark thread in their USMC scabbards like they did in the early USN versions? But I bet it will still go very high as there are a lot of not too knowledgeable people out there with more money than most of us have. http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-USMC-BLUED-ROBESON...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Robinson Posted June 4, 2007 Share #10 Posted June 4, 2007 I would like to see better and in focus photos. The color seems off in some of them, although I will have to say from experience that it is quite difficult to take photos of a fairly glossy blue blade and get the color consistently right. I don't particularly like the pommel - I think it should be smooth without all the little holes. Not sure about the scabbard - didn't Robeson use the dark thread in their USMC scabbards like they did in the early USN versions? But I bet it will still go very high as there are a lot of not too knowledgeable people out there with more money than most of us have. http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-USMC-BLUED-ROBESON...1QQcmdZViewItem In my opinion, the blade is refinished. And the scabbard is definitely not the original. So hardly worth the money it will no doubt go for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share #11 Posted June 5, 2007 Greg I think you are right. Sabbard is wrong.The pommel looks the same as mine as for detail. Finsh is questionable. I have added 2 more pictures of mine with close ups of the pommel and scabbard. But I,m no expert,Just going buy the one I have right from the vet . Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted June 5, 2007 2nd picture of scabbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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