Museum knives

[upnorth]

I took a few shots from a little museum in a small northern city, in Saskatchewan, Canada. The summer student was nice enough to open the display so that I could really check out the original Hudson Bay Camp knives....I do not support Nazi beliefs and actually find it all horrendously disgusting and abhorrent. I am posting the SS blade because it was part of a historic war display.

 

[spydie fanatic]

Very interesting indeed. When I was in high school, I had this history teacher who brought in weapons and gear from all main sides of WWII. This was pre 9/11 so of course no one freaked out; he had the whole length of the class room filled with bayonets, rifle, pistols and all sorts of gear. I still remember holding a Luger and a japanese bayonet

 

[clockman]

When I was 15 or 16 I bought a British Commando knife( same knife as WW II Commando 2nd from left on top 1st pic) at an Army-Navy Surplus store. I paid $2 for it. Someone told me a British
Commando would sneek up behind someone with 1 arm around the neck in back of someone and push the BCK into a kidney.
I sold mine about 20 years ago for $25.

 

[upnorth]

Very interesting indeed. When I was in high school, I had this history teacher who brought in weapons and gear from all main sides of WWII. This was pre 9/11 so of course no one freaked out; he had the whole length of the class room filled with bayonets, rifle, pistols and all sorts of gear. I still remember holding a Luger and a japanese bayonet

Yupper bud. When I was a youngster you could walk into an old army surplus store and walk out with all kinds of toys. Changing times have tightened it all up now it seems. Maybe that's a good thing, considering what society is devolving into.

 

[upnorth]

When I was 15 or 16 I bought a British Commando knife( same knife as WW II Commando 2nd from left on top 1st pic). I paid $2 for it. Some told me the British Commandos
would sneek behind someone with 1 arm around the neck and push the BCK into a kidney.
I sold mine about 20 years ago for $25.

Yup, These are the tools that our fathers\grandfathers used to help free the world with. It still impresses me that those little rat tail tanged knives were so effective.

 

[arrowhd]

Looks interesting. Love the jungle knife.

 

[jbob24]

That one I the last few pics is awesome :thumbup: