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need help to indentify a vintage knife in scabbard

howard555
Can we post links to photos here? I have a knife that was found with a 1942 bayonet and scabbard. I searched Ebay and there were so many, it was hard to try to identify what I have. The blade is right under 6 inches. The scabbard is made of leather except the part that holds the blade. That part is made of some unknown material. It seems to be wood. The scabbard goes on someone's belt and the leather wraps around the scabbard below the knife handle and is tied like a shoe lace and has an "indian" look to it. Unfortunately the wooden handle is broken near the end, and the blade will slip out.
I can put this on photo bucket and post a link if we can do that here. Thanks.
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  • Old-Colts
    quote:Originally posted by howard555
    I can put this on photo bucket and post a link if we can do that here. Thanks.Yes, you can use Photobucket; many of us do.
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  • howard555
    here is a photo of the scabbard and knife.
    http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd328/naeem5/knife001.jpg
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  • rufe-snow
    Looks like the scabbard is homemade from a part of one for a military bayonet.

    If none of our folks can help with identification? Post your photo and question(s) over on the knife forum. It's a large forum you can find using GOOGLE. You do have to become a member to post photos though.







    knife001.jpg
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  • howard555
    thanks
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  • Fatstrat
    Looks like a "homemade" knife to me. Possibly "Trench Art" where G.I.'s made knives etc. to help combat boredom or to fill a need. The handle looks similar to a machete handle.
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  • gary wray
    howard555......looks very much like a homemade "theater" knife as Fatstrat has said....also called "trench art" from WWI when guys would take just about anything to make weapons or various "artsy" stuff. If you are looking for value, this doesn't look like much IMHO as I have seen much better examples of homemade knives.
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  • Herschel
    While "trench art" is a very slim possibility, it is much more likely that is is a home made knife. Knives made from saw blades and other metal stock were/are a commonly seen thing among rural residents. I even made a couple when I was a boy.
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  • howard555
    thanks for the comments.
    What about the wooden scabbard, how could a soldier carve such a thing so art like? It looks "machine made". The actual leather part that attatches to one's belt, is tied tightly around the wooden scabbard and the wooden part of the scabbard is exactly the right length of the blade.
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  • Herschel
    I think the blade was made to fit the scabbard. Another possibility, other than trench art and homemade, is that the knife was made up by indigenous personnel in an overseas area of operations.
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  • howard555
    the knife handle is wood and broken near the end, and the blade comes out, so little value, other than restoration.

    thanks for the previous comments.
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