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I do not have Cole's book, and the Waterman knife I am familiar with has a "Bottle Opener" looking ricasso, and a extension on the butt plate, sticking down and a metal loop. That blade looks like a Cattaragus 225Q, and I believe the left hand sheath is for a 225Q, or a Case 337Q. John
 
I do not have Cole's book, and the Waterman knife I am familiar with has a "Bottle Opener" looking ricasso, and a extension on the butt plate, sticking down and a metal loop. That blade looks like a Cattaragus 225Q, and I believe the left hand sheath is for a 225Q, or a Case 337Q. John
The pommel is wrong for either of the Q knives, as is the guard. Look closely "behind" the pommel and you can see just a bit of the tang and metal loop.

There were several EGW blade pattern variations.
 
The pommel is wrong for either of the Q knives, as is the guard. Look closely "behind" the pommel and you can see just a bit of the tang and metal loop.

There were several EGW blade pattern variations.
I saw what you mentioned about the pommel and what looked to be the tang sticking out. My first thought was a Q that had been "Modified" or repaired, now I know better. John
 
I do not have Cole's book, and the Waterman knife I am familiar with has a "Bottle Opener" looking ricasso, and a extension on the butt plate, sticking down and a metal loop. That blade looks like a Cattaragus 225Q, and I believe the left hand sheath is for a 225Q, or a Case 337Q. John

I saw what you mentioned about the pommel and what looked to be the tang sticking out. My first thought was a Q that had been "Modified" or repaired, now I know better. John


John,


I'm with you. I almost posted the same thing but didn't want to stir things up.

For me, that's a definitely a 225Q...right down to the LH sheath. (*the handle doesn't match the 337-6"Q, for my old eyes)


I know that, once you mess with the pommel on the Cattaraugus, it's damn-near impossible to get it remounted. As far as I can tell, someone may've damaged (*or tried to remove) the pommel and tried their best to make a repair with a with a flat piece steel...and did a helluva' job, in my humble opinion.
 
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Interesting!! I now agree that it's a reworked Cattaraugus 225Q.

I've never seen a pommel like that before, and I've seen a whole bunch of 225Q's. I have five in my for-sale inventory, along with a Case XX 336 6" Q. This knife must have been reworked at some point because it appears that one of the butt plates is missing. That would also explain why it proved necessary to put the cross-piece in to secure the rest of the handle.

Which also means that the steel isn't soft, like that in an E.G. Waterman. Nope, it's a pretty hard steel.
 
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The late Custom Knife maker, Wayne Goddard, said the 225Q was the only WWII military knife he never broke. The Waterman always seemed "Flimsy" to me, but the 225Q and the Case 337Q are both tough knives. I prefer the 337Q only because I have a big hand, and its handle is slightly longer than the 225Q, no idea why? I have several 225Q's including one that had the serial number of the owner on its sheath. Frank Trzaska tracked the man down who had carried it. He had been a pilot in the China Burma India campaign and had two Distinguished Flying Crosses for flying unarmed planes behind Japanese lines. I also ran into a Staff Sergeant in Co B, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (ABN) who was carrying a 225Q that his Uncle had carried in WWII. Of course I tried to buy it, but of course he told me NO! Thanks to everyone who posted on this, to me, very interesting subject. John
 
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