Anyone know how old/info on this USMC?

Ulf Krogstad

Ulf Krogstad

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This is actually my first USMC and have no idea the age of it. Was told WWII MK2 rehandled but IDK. WWII MK2's that I seen have MKII marked on the guard. Sheath's not correct. Just wondering if anybody knew anything else.I like it either way.:D Can't believe even in the shape it's in how solid it still is. Buying another.

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quite possible. Its a parkerized finish not epoxied. The grind and fullers look correct. A rehandle on a knife that old is pretty likely. Im sure better experts than me will chime in shortly
 
Blade does appear to be WW2 vintage. As you said the sheath is a modern replacement. As to the hilt, the cross guard looks original, the rest of the handle is a replacement. Usually it's somewhere between hard and impossible to determine exactly when a modification like that occurred.
 
With a metal machined handle like that, if the handle was created out of stock material, the odds are it was rehandled either in the machine shop of Navy ship or at a CB base supporting Marines on the beach. This ASSUMES that the rehandling even took place during the war. It could have been done some time after the war as well.

If the handle is a "recycled part", from the handle of a lever from a crashed/shot up airplane, it could have been a "field expedient" repair, with no real machine shop intervention, just soldered in place.
 
zzyzzogeton said:
With a metal machined handle like that, if the handle was created out of stock material, the odds are it was rehandled either in the machine shop of Navy ship or at a CB base supporting Marines on the beach. This ASSUMES that the rehandling even took place during the war. It could have been done some time after the war as well.

If the handle is a "recycled part", from the handle of a lever from a crashed/shot up airplane, it could have been a "field expedient" repair, with no real machine shop intervention, just soldered in place.
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This is what I was about to say right here. Not sure either. :thumbup:
 
zzyzzogeton said:
With a metal machined handle like that, if the handle was created out of stock material, the odds are it was rehandled either in the machine shop of Navy ship or at a CB base supporting Marines on the beach. This ASSUMES that the rehandling even took place during the war. It could have been done some time after the war as well.

If the handle is a "recycled part", from the handle of a lever from a crashed/shot up airplane, it could have been a "field expedient" repair, with no real machine shop intervention, just soldered in place.
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Very good take on it and seems very possible. Thanks for the input.:thumbup: I love this knife. Know I shouldn't but I'm gonna use it til I can't anymore.
 
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