Anything is possible, but since the design screams "British military", I would not want to be the one explaining to the Gestapo how I acquired it. I'd rather be carrying something marked "Solingen".
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A Knife That Went Through A War
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Anything is possible, but since the design screams "British military", I would not want to be the one explaining to the Gestapo how I acquired it. I'd rather be carrying something marked "Solingen".
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All my knives and books are packed away. Based on the photos I have on my laptop, I do not see a British knife with the same bolster. Of course, that's a very limited sample. You are right about all of the many makers and variations. I think Canadians used that style and the larger Case M346 Metal Stampings ltd knives. The British also had an all stainless version for use in Asia and the Pacific later in the War.
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Anything is possible, but since the design screams "British military", I would not want to be the one explaining to the Gestapo how I acquired it. I'd rather be carrying something marked "Solingen".
My thoughts exactly!
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I have a 1944 Ibberson which has a steel bail, no bolsters and no bottle opener, thereby filling a gap in the sequence above
I also have a 1937 old pattern, just under 5" long closed and much chunkier and heavier than the wartime knives. Copper bail, steel bolsters similar to the 1939 example above, spear point blade and shield shaped can-opener with thumb stud. Sadly it has a cracked mainspring but the pre-war knives are not so easy to find
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The mystery knife above might be Belgian issue? Aparently they are not always marked and some have smaller chequering on the scales.
I also have a 1937 old pattern, just under 5" long closed and much chunkier and heavier than the wartime knives. Copper bail, steel bolsters similar to the 1939 example above, spear point blade and shield shaped can-opener with thumb stud. Sadly it has a cracked mainspring but the pre-war knives are not so easy to find
.The mystery knife above might be Belgian issue? Aparently they are not always marked and some have smaller chequering on the scales.
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