WW2 USN Knife

[Steven Moore]

Can anyone please assist in dating this knife that I just picked up? It's a WW2 USN Camillus NY knife. What gun did it go on? Did it go on a gun? Any help would be great, thank you for your time.

 

[Mk-211]

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Dating Camillus Mark I USN Knives

I have 2 Camillus Knives that are similar but different. Hoping to try and date them but I am finding conflicting information. Hoping you guys can help. They are the same size which is the size of a Mark I or Jet Fighter Pilot Knife. Both have dark what I believe is blued blades. Both marked CAMI...

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Thread 'Need help identifying WW2 era Camillus fighting knife'

Oct 6, 2020

I recently acquired what appears to be a WW2 era Camillus fixed blade knife. The blade length appears to be very similar to a USN MK1. It is a flat ground blade, vs a Sabre ground blade though. Also, the handle construction is very different. The handle is grooved stacked leather washers with Bakelite spacers at the ends, similar to a M3 knife. The pommel is also a flat metal oval, much like the M3 knife. The tang is also hammered/peen’ed like an M3, vs the screw type on USN MK1. It has a large, heavy flat cross guard.
In all my years of collecting military knives, I’ve never seen this...

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• Forum: General Knife Discussion

 

[knarfeng]

Can anyone please assist in dating this knife that I just picked up? It's a WW2 USN Camillus NY knife. What gun did it go on? Did it go on a gun? Any help would be great, thank you for your time.

Not going to get too far without pictures of the specific knife.

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