Classic Military Knives

Only just noticed this thread and thought I'd share the below with the good people of this forum too.

Have already posted on the Bernard Levine forum - to be informed it's a copy, not the real McCoy - but it' is still a fabulous piece nevertheless:



One of the members on my lill knife forum in UK had this handed down from his grandfather.









Case actually manufacture copies of these to buy now, I just found out..... https://caseknives.com/products/v-42-military-knife





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There were the knives made by Hoyt Buck, out of files, for troops after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I'm not one of the fortunate to have one.
The 184 Buckmaster was developed by Qual-A-Tec and their off shoot company Phrobis, Ltd. and brought to market by Buck. An off shoot of the 184 was the 188 M9 that was made first by Buck, then followed by LanCay and Ontario, for USA armed forces. Phrobis also developed the CUK(combat utility knife) which was first made by Buck but stamped Phrobis.
The examples I have are commercial models, not military models that were issued to troops
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In order, the 184, 188, MFK, and a sterile CUK(not marked) I just bought the blade and had LanCay put their handle on it.
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Ran across this Klein 1550-2 Electricians Knife in my shop tool box last evening and thought I'd post it in this thread again. There's a write up on it on page 3 of this thread. Yes, they have been issued in the Navy in later years along with Camillus new old stock still on Supply Department shelves. This knife was made by Utica/Kutmaster for Klein. Solid, well built knife.

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This one cost me a pretty penny today,along with TL29s they are much cheaper in the US than in England.

I spent ages cleaning it as I want to use it as intended,looked like it had been used in a garage.

The handle is ally and the blade steel,according to Levines book about its from about 1941.

The loop was added to hang of mess tins and to be able to be dunked in disinfectant after use.

Can anyone ID the makers symbol?


Wouldn't it be cool if GEC made a homage I am sure it would sell well,then again everything does nowadays 😆















 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
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First scuffs on the blade aren't nearly as bad as the lighting makes it look here. Allot of folks are familiar with the pilots survival knife, the fixed blade that is. However on the parachute harness is a small survival kit in which you'll find a folder. For many years it was various brands of a stockman pattern. I learned all this researching why this Kutmaster/Utica had a "PROPERTY OF U.S. GOVT." Etch.
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Here's a better shot of the blade.
Interesting to think of a knife issued in the hopes it would never be deployed. Also I see people on YouTube review the pilots survival knife often talk about it being thick bladed an unstable for finer tasks. Well they're only testing one piece of an entire system that included a knife for finer tasks.:thumbsup:
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Brilliant,this explains my question on another thread on why stockman where issued to flyers.
 
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Here’s a Ka-Bar I bought in the late 80’s. I always carried it in the field, thus the tape marks and condition of the sheath. I wish they would have used thicker, tougher leather on those sheaths. I was fortunate to carry it on the island of Iwo Jima. I couldn’t think of a more fitting place for a Marine and a Ka-Bar.

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Respect is a misused word.


I watched this the other day and what was done by many brave soldiers/sailors/airmen and in particular marines gets my respect.





 
Johnnythefox said:
This one cost me a pretty penny today,along with TL29s they are much cheaper in the US than in England.

I spent ages cleaning it as I want to use it as intended,looked like it had been used in a garage.

The handle is ally and the blade steel,according to Levines book about its from about 1941.

The loop was added to hang of mess tins and to be able to be dunked in disinfectant after use.

Can anyone ID the makers symbol?


Wouldn't it be cool if GEC made a homage I am sure it would sell well,then again everything does nowadays 😆















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I have this one that rode around in my truck forever, now it’s in the kitchen, but I’m trying to get it into the camping stuff eventually. “Utica Cut Co.” on one side and “U.S.A.” on the other. Does the hole mean 41-43 then?
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This is a strange one that didn't get a single reply in "Bernard Levine's knife collecting & identification" forum a few years ago...

Beewyse clasp knife.

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The only thing I've found from Google is that Beewyse was a London firm that produced military webbing & badges.
Anybody heard of a BEEWYSE knife before? Or have any other info on Beewyse?

It's pretty well made & much like other clasp knives I've seen.

Edit-. Just Googled Beewyse knife as I haven't searched for a few years & this eBay knife showed up, not the same but the only other Beewyse knife I've seen so far!

www.ebay.com

WW II BRITISH ARMY MILITARY - MARINE POCKET KNIFE ''BEEWYSE'' | eBay

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