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1 custom Rick Hinderer custom ‘S35VN Flipper’ knife available.  This fine Hinderer custom knife would make an important addition to any collection.  

The back of this knife is marked ‘HINDERER’.  This extraordinary hand ground custom knife has a 3 15/16″ blade.  This knife measures 5 3/8″ when closed. 
 

1 rare Buck model 908 fighting knife.  This Buck knife would make a rare addition to any collection. 

This vintage Buck knife has a Buckmaster style blade.  The tang is stamped ‘Buck  CUSTOM  U.S.A.’.  This fine Buck fighting knife has a fine leather sheath.  The snap is stamped ‘BUCK’.  The back side of the sheath is stamped ‘908-25’.  

The blade on this vintage Buck knife measures 7 1/2″.  This knife measures 12 7/16″ overall.

This knife comes in the handsome, early ‘BUCK CUSTOM KNIFE’ brown box.  A Buck display stand is also with this knife. 

1 antique traditionally-made premium World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s gendai sword available.  This Army Officer’s sword is in exceptional condition.  A WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.

All military fittings are of exceptional quality.  The seppa, tsuba, tsuka, locking mechanism, nakago, etc. all have matching assembly numbers–the number ’98’.  The blade measures 26 1/4″ (66.7 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The tang is signed by the swordsmith, Yoshiharu.  This fine sword has an early, very fine spatter-lacquered saya/scabbard.  The combat cover protected the saya’s spatter-lacquer finish.  The saya’s lacquer is 100% perfect. 

This katana has the Japanese Officer’s name, village, and province written on the leather combat cover.  This sword has a fine braided silk sarute (tassel loop) in perfect condition. 

The hamon/temper line is attractive–a wave-like pattern. 

1 Buck Custom model 916 Bowie made exclusively for the Bass Pro Shops Fine Gun Room.  This is a Limited Edition knife–and is engraved with its Ltd Edtn serial #: ‘025-09‘.

The handle on this Buck Bowie is fossilized.  The Certificate of Authenticity Letter shows that this piece was made by Buck Custom Maker Jeff A. Legerton and the blade is heat-treated by world-renowned metallurgist Paul Bos.  This Certificate of Authenticity was hand-signed by Chuck Buck.  The blade measures 8″.  This knife measures 12 7/8″ overall.

The blade is engraved with the maker’s initials ‘J.A.L.’, and with Paul Bos’ heat-treat mark ‘BOS’ inside a forging flame. 
 

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Western G-46 8 inch combat knife.  This knife is in rare condition.  A Western G-46 fighting knife, in this rare condition, would make an important addition to any collection.

This Western G-46 has an 8-inch blued blade. 

This knife measures 13 1/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8 1/16″.  This knife has its original Western sheath with it.

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Knife-Crafters combat knife.  This desirable KnifeCrafters fighting knife was made using a cut-down U.S. Civil War sword blade.  This WW2 knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This Knife-Crafters fighting knife still has its wrist thong.  This is very unusual for a fighting knife this old. 

This knife measures 12 38″ overall.  The blade itself measures 7″.  This knife has its original KnifeCrafters sheath with it.

1 vintage Al Mar Buzzard knife available.  This knife was engraved by Bob Valade.  This hard-to-find U.S.A.-SEKI Al Mar Buzzard knife would make a rare addition to any collection.

This First Edition Al Mar Buzzard measures 8 1/16″ when opened.  The blade itself measures 3 3/8″.  The handle is made of white Westinghouse micarta (which years later turns an antique yellow).  The reverse side of the blade is stamped ‘ U.S.A.   SEKI-JAPAN ‘.  The backspring is engraved with Bob Valade’s signature, and the date 7-21-80.

This knife has its original sheath with it. 

1 vintage Spyderco COLLECTOR CLUB C35SBK “Q” knife available.  This is the hard-to-find vintage Blade Magazine “Q” folder.  This numbered Collector Club knife would make a fine addition to any collection.

This “Q” knife measures 5 3/4″ when opened.  The blade itself measures 2 7/16″. 

The blade is engraved with its original Collector Club number ‘0022’.  And note the early white Spyderco box. 

St. Croix Blades BUYS military collections.  Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Knife-Crafters combat knife.  This desirable KnifeCrafters fighting knife was made using a cut-down U.S. Civil War sword blade.  This WW2 knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This knife measures 12 3/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 7/16″.  This knife has its original KnifeCrafters sheath with it.

This offering is for the exact knife that was photographed for Mike Silvey’s Knives of the United States Military–World War II.  This knife appears on page 100 of the book. 

Note the comparison photos.  The tip of the sheath has the exact wrinkles in the leather as the knife in the book.  Note too the notch on the right side of the guard.  This knife was purchased by a collector directly from Mike Silvey. 

FREE SHIPPING on this knife to anywhere in the World!

St. Croix Blades buys collections of military knives.  Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to sell your knife or collection. 

1 large vintage U.S. World War II Baker fighting knife.  This hard-to-find knife by Leo Baker would make a rare addition to any collection.

You can see a knife just like this on page 80 of Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the United States Military–World War II.

This fine combat knife is stamped on the blade ‘L. BAKER‘.  The handle is made of leather.  This knife has a steel guard, and a lead pommel.  This knife measures an exceptionally large 13″ overall.  A WW2 Baker is a seriously effective combat knife.  The blade itself measures 7 3/4″.  Leo Baker made his knife blades out of files.  This knife shows the file grooves. 

The scabbard is correct for WW2 Bakers.  The top of the sheath is stamped ‘228S’.  The soldier that carried this knife marked his name on the back of the sheath ‘C.F. PASCH‘.  An ID’d knife is even more collectible. 

Have a Case V-42 to sell?  Or a collection of Military Knives?  Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to get an offer from St. Croix Blades.

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Case V-42 stiletto.  A First Special Service Force V42 would make a centerpiece knife in any collection.

This Case V-42 is in an Everitt sheath–the shorter keeper strap shows that this sheath was originally made for an Everitt with the ground-off knuckles.  This knife has been in this sheath since during the War–this is proven by the aluminum marks on the sheath throat, and by the bend at the sheath throat from the guard. 

The blade on this knife measures 7 1/4″–its full original length.  This knife has a lot of its original bluing on the blade–around 50%. 

This knife was used by the First Special Service Force.  Frank Trzaska notes in his article “The Case V-42 Stiletto” which appeared in the April 1998 edition of KnifeWorld, that “The U.S. Special Forces (Green Berets) use the V-42 in their Distinctive Insignia, their Unit Crest and in their shoulder patch.”  The Case V-42 is a coveted and classic U.S. fighting knife.