Help with identifying Knives Please! part 1

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Hey everyone I have a bunch of knives I have no clue what they are! Any help appreciated, possible values as well. The only thing I can tell you about all of them is they all have been in my family for a minimum of 50 years. They belonged to my Grandfather and Great Uncle. My Grandfather passed in 1968 and my Great Uncle passed in 1951. I have several more that I do not have pics of yet. I will post as soon as I can get pics!
 

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First knife is a Kinfolks 333. Third knife is a Puukko from Finland, made by Luomanen & Kumpanit in Kauhava.
 
The second knife is what's left of a US M3 trench knife.

As for the third knife, the blade tells the tale- a Utica brand Sportsman model, made in the USA (I'm sure Arathol meant "fourth knife" when describing the Puuko).

The last knife marked "TUI REGD" is an Australian/New Zealand WW2 combat knife. TUI is the name of the manufacturer (and the name of a New Zealand bird). There are a few different varieties, some with knuckle guards, and they were made by a few different manufacturers.

As far as values, the Kinfolks looks pretty used, I don't think it's worth much. As for the M3 trench knife, worth even less due to condition. As for the others, I think the TUI might be the most valuable to WW2 knife collectors. But I have no idea on a specific dollar value.

Here's a knife similar to the TUI made by a different manufacturer.

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