Phil?

I'm innocent. Not my work at all, but I wouldn't be embarrassed by it. Cast aluminum handle, looks like with insets of what on that one side???... Mother of pearl and turquoise? And what are the black and white triangles made of?

The guy was proud of his work, that's for sure.

Cast aluminum handle... as was popular on some knives made for service men, private purchase, during WW2. And aluminum from downed planes was easy to cast for handles on 'theater knives'. After the war, did someone make a hunting knife version? It is the style that was in vogue then.

I'd try the military knives forum at Kniveforums.com. Frank T may be able to help. I'm merely speculating.

But wait.... as I cannot recall the 1960's, that proves I was truly there. Perhaps I DID MAKE THAT THING and cannnot remember it!

Phil
 
Well, BRL zipped through the questions there in short order, and it appears I am no BRL! Made in the Phillipines!
 
I like red backgrounds and looking into the closets we learn a lot about the submittor too!

geeze...
 
The knife aside and with all respect due Mr Levine. What I truly enjoy is Mr Levines awesome knowledge of everything and the wonderful way that he chides and instructs whatever the subject. He gives his unending wisdom of everything ( be it picture size croping or the audacity to presume to consume to much of his time with more than one picture,in fact any subject at all and does so as a great God would condesend to tolerate his children. ) I truly doubt if anyone could know more on apparently everything however I doubt that anyone could knows as much as Mr Levine feels he knows. I like and respect Levine perhapes if he could overcome his insecurity in a way other than attempting to intimidate others with his overbearing attitude his mass of wisdom would be better put to use. Perhapes the rational that his subject as is mine are only knives and do not constitute the complexity of say, Brain surgery, might help keep things in perspective I know it helps me. The sad part is that he has so much to give that if he could add just one percent of humility to the equasion he would be probably be as good as he thinks he is. Sorry I do not mean in any way to impinge an Bernies input I have only praise for what his contributions have done to advance knowledge and interest in this field. Oh yes and thankyou for the free lesson on everything else. LT
 
Well, that is why I like hanging in here. They don't dress you down for not tending your crops. :D

(although I will admit that my pictures are big, I will have to get sum ejumakashun on cropping pics.

BTW, that's not my underwear for the background of the pic. :p

Also, I knew there was a reason I didn't like the french, now I know why...

Glenn
 
A while back, I was reviewing old post WWII photos of the Phillipines and a myriad of Pacific islands. There were hundreds of P38 Lightnings being bulldozed into piles off the side of runways. Uncle Sam had no need for them after VJ day and it would have cost more to fly them stateside than their value. Mountains of history and Duraluminum. A lot of which wound up as cast knife handles I am sure.

My father entered the war rather late. He didn't duck out of the war, but joined shortly after his sixteenth birthday as many of his generation did. He was just in time for Operation Overlord (Europe), then transited the Panama Canal for the last actions in the Pacific. His ship, the heavy cruiser CA-71 U.S.S. Quincy was present with Mighty Mo in Tokyo Harbor for the surrender ceremony. I have his witness card from that. Then they were assigned demilitarization of the Pacific islands. I have his Arisaka 7.7 rifle from that, and a curiousity knife made in the Phillipines with a teak sheath and handle inlaid with mother of pearl. While Mr. Levine and his peanut gallery might proclaim it worthless, to me it is priceless.

Codger (but then, what do I know?)

PS: I was going to post a picture of the Mighty Q, but she was 673' 5" long so the picture would need cropping. Perhaps you would like to see the bore of one of her eight inch guns? :p
 
awesome, Codger. That made me laugh. Thanks...

I was none-the-less interested to find out that it might have some history behind it. While it doesn't have any sentimental attachment for me, it is still a neat piece, and I find it quite nice to look at.

Come to think of it, "The Alamo Bowie Knife" was probably not much to look at either... :rolleyes:

Glenn
 
Damn don't make me dig out Jims knife it is a real pain to get to. My favorites of the Island knives are the ones made out of the leaf truck springs. Some of them are amazing. I gave my last one away to a fellow I know I do not mind giving something away if I feel the recipiant appreciates it. In this case my judgment was correct. But the rest of the story is private. Hurrah for the Quincy and all her brave number. As with most of our navy they were quite well vested in the production of there number one product. TOJO TOEJAM which is what the distillation of those giant guns turned the enemy into. LT
 
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