127 8214 JA 1993

I'd be surprized at that type of construction on a current military knife. A riveted wooden handle?

Edit: I did not see at first glance the "1993" - so I suppose this is from the Wood Age of military procurement...
 
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JA is probably J Adams company that holds the contract for them, 1993 year of production. The numbers are probably lot and contract numbers. Broad Arrow is the standard British acceptance mark.

Ask J Adams about the sheath - https://sheffieldknives.co.uk/acatalog/2-88.html . I've seen them called jungle sheathes, but I'm not sure if they were issued. There are a lot of mods and aftermarket things that people offer for these knives.
 
Although the MOD survival knife was British military issue for many decades (and might still be), my understanding is that the military issue MOD's have NSN (NATO stock numbers) on them. Since you knife doesn't have an NSN, that leads me to believe it's for the civilian market.

NATO stock numbers are 13 digits. The NSN for the British military issue MOD knife is 4240-99-127-8214.
 
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killgar said:
Since you knife doesn't have an NSN, that leads me to believe it's for the civilian market.

NATO stock numbers are 13 digits. The NSN for the British military issue MOD knife is 4240-99-127-8214.
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Well, my knife have at least a part of the Nato stock number: As you can see in one of the pictures.... 127 8214 JA 1993 Broad arrow so what shall I think about that?

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Hombre said:
Well, my knife have at least a part of the Nato stock number: As you can see in one of the pictures.... 127 8214 JA 1993 Broad arrow so what shall I think about that?

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It could be that the manufacturer chose to use the last 7 digits of the military issue MOD NSN as a stock number, or some similar purpose.

The last 7 digits don't even comprise the NIIN (NATO item identification number), which is the last 9 digits of the NSN, which is the part of the NSN that specifically identifies the item. The first 4 digits of a NSN can change over time, but the NIIN always stays the same.

As I said, the British use a 13 digit NSN on all military issue items. Not a 7 digit NSN.

But again, this is my understanding. I don't claim to be an expert on British military issue equipment, or NATO classification. The information I posted regarding Britain's use of a 13 digit NSN, and a 9 digit NIIN are widely available online, including on the official UK government website www.gov.uk.
 
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Thank you!
I will really check this up and I will post here what I will find. I think it is interesting.
 
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