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This is my knife collection mounted on the wall to my old room in Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Most of these blades were worn on missions outside the wire. The exceptions being the Case Bowie and the V-42 that I purchased from Brigade Quartermaster.
Most of these blades were purchased online and shipped to Iraq. Customs would not allow me to bring the double edged knives home in my dufflebag with me at the end of our deployment, but I was able to mail them home.
The V-42 was given to another soldier that volunteered for an extended tour of duty.
Ek Number 1 Commando Knife
Vintage 8" Bowie knife with stag handle, the blade is marked R. W. Weber and Solingen, GR. I had Blade-Tech make a kydex scabbard for it to work with my MOLLE gear attachments. I wore this blade on alot of missions. You can see it with another knife next to my M4 carbine and SAW on the weapons cleaning table.
This is another custom knife, but I can't remember the name of the fellow who made it. I wore this knife everyday in the manner that you see here. It was concealed when my ACU top was worn and it allowed a very fast crossdraw, even when wearing full battle rattle.
This Case XX Bowie knife was a Christmas present to myself. I never did wear it as my squad leader at the time did not believe in large knives. Later, I got another squad leader that allowed me to wear the large knives, but then I got my custom Bowie. Now that I am home, the Case XX Bowie will likely be traded away when I go to the Washington Arms Collectors gunshow in October.
