I recently saw a Military Issue Schrade Walden on the Bay in U.S. and recognized its sheath as an Australian Commando fighter from WW2 which are very scarce as are the Australian Commando fighting knives of which I have 2 in my military collection.<without a genuine sheath>...so I had a double win of sheath and another Schrade Walden. The Australian Commando fighting knives were made in extremely small numbers in WW2 by various Aussie makers Whittingslowe <Adelaide in South Australia,my State> and East Bros and Gregsteel.They were also made under contract for U.S. forces assembled in Australia for the Pacific campaign and were much prized by GI's.Appearantly a GI took his Schrade Walden back to U.S. in the Aussie Commando sheath <fits perfectly> and I was told they had always been together since WW2.Probably an Aussie Digger and GI swapped sheaths.
I have reunited the Schrade Walden with a Military Walden sheath and the Commando sheath with a Whittingslowe Aussie Commando knife from the Pacific campaign...<I havnt got the heart to keep that Walden knife very far away from its adopted sheath of some 63 years>.....I swear I heard the Aussie Commando knife say "Bewdy mate home at last!" as I slid it into its original Commando sheath.....I trust you are all wiping a tear away at this point as I am....so here are some photos...together with a US M4 Imperial in its original USM8A1 Sheath from the same WW2 period.Hoo Roo
I have reunited the Schrade Walden with a Military Walden sheath and the Commando sheath with a Whittingslowe Aussie Commando knife from the Pacific campaign...<I havnt got the heart to keep that Walden knife very far away from its adopted sheath of some 63 years>.....I swear I heard the Aussie Commando knife say "Bewdy mate home at last!" as I slid it into its original Commando sheath.....I trust you are all wiping a tear away at this point as I am....so here are some photos...together with a US M4 Imperial in its original USM8A1 Sheath from the same WW2 period.Hoo Roo
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