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 U.S. Vietnam War MACV-SOG Ruana fighting knife.  This rare knife would make an important addition to any U.S. or world militaria collection. 

See photo 9 above of page 124 of Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the United States Military in Vietnam references Ruana knives being carry knives in Vietnam.

This knife is engraved ‘SGT. MARSH A. RUMSEY III    5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP‘.  Sergeant Rumsey was a Green Beret.  The reverse side of the blade is engraved ‘PROJECT PINK ROSE   A-323’.  Operation Pink Rose was a defoliation project in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967.  

The blade measures 6″.  This knife measures 10 1/2″ overall.

1 exceedingly rare U.S. Vietnam War private purchase fighting knife made by Nguyen Dan available.  This desirable knife would make an important addition to any U.S. fighting knife, military, or world militaria collection.

Nguyen Dan knives are hard to find.  This is rare example–what every Vietnam knives collector is looking for in a rare Dan knife. 

This Nguyen Dan variation appears in Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the United States Military in Vietnam.  See pages 110 and 111.  Mike writes: “Nguyen Dan was a village craftsman who made outstanding knives by hand using the most primitive tools.  Every one of his knives is unique but this large knife has a most unusual blade shape.”

This Nguyen Dan knife measures a large 13 7/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 9″.  The original Dan sheath has two keeper straps.  

1 vintage U.S. World War II Shipley knuckle knife.  This rare variant Shipley knuckle knife would make a fine addition to any collection. 

Shipley knuckle knives are featured on the back cover of Mike Silvey’s Knives of the United States Military–World War II.  This Shipley variant is marked on the scabbard ‘C.P. SHIPLEY,  KANSAS CITY.‘. 

This WWII fighting knife has an aluminum knuckle guard and skull crusher pommel.  The handle is made of aluminum and stacked leather.  The blade measures 6 1/2″ in length.  Overall this knife measures 12 3/8″. 

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1 vintage U.S. World War II Kephart knuckle knife.  This hard-to-find vintage combat knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This is a double-edged Kephart knuckle fighting knife with its original scabbard.  The wood handle was stamped with one letter at a time by the maker ‘K E P H A R T‘. 

The blade on this rare Kephart combat knife measures 8 1/4″.  This knife measures 13 5/8″ overall. 

References for Kephart knives can be found on page 150 of Bill & Debbie Wright’s book “Theater Made Military Knives of World War II”. 

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1 vintage U.S. World War II Ben Rocklin Sticker fighting knife.  This fine Ben Rocklin Sticker would make an important addition to any collection.

Ben Rocklin made custom fighting knives for U.S. troops during World War II.  He called his double-edged combat knives ‘Stickers’.  The long Rocklin knife measures 13 3/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8 1/16″.  The blade is made from an old metal file.  The handle is turned.

The belt sheath has a buckle keeper strap.  The back of the scabbard is marked with the soldier’s initials that carried this knife ‘CSA’. 

1 vintage U.S. World War II Case Combat Smatchet.  This Smatchet is in rare condition, and is near-mint.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This WWII Smatchet was made by Case.  The scabbard is a type I. 

This Smatchet measures 16 7/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 11 1/8″.   The blade has a parkerized finish.  This knife has its original wrist thong. 

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 theater fighting knife w/G.I. trench artwork.  This fine theater knife has a trench art-engraved blade, and a scabbard that is marked with the theaters he fought in.  The scabbard also shows the number of enemy kills he had.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This knife is a theater-modified PAL RH-36 fighting knife.  The  aluminum pommel was removed by the G.I., and replaced with a stag one.  The blade is engraved with an artistic pattern on both sides. 

The scabbard is marked ‘NEW HEBRIDES ISLANDS   U.S. ARMY   T.S. ROPERT(?)   STOCKTON CALIF.‘. 

The back of the scabbard is marked ‘GUAM   ASN 3942066‘.  This side of also marked with 7 hash marks–indicating 7 enemy kills. 

1 desirable ID’d U.S. World War 2 theater fighting knife.  The premium U.S. theater knife was carried by S/SGT Arthur Duebner.  This soldier served with the First Special Service Force and later with the 82nd Airborne 504th Easy Company.

This fine theater dagger is of exceptional quality.  In fact, S/SGT Duebner’s other carry knife was a fine Case V42.  That knife sold, with the same vet documentation that comes with this knife, at an auction house for $10,000 in 2011. 

This knife measures 11 1/8″ overall.  The double-edged blade itself measures 6 3/8″.  The crossguard and pommel are made of aluminum.   The handle is leather.  The premium metal scabbard is made of aluminum. 

S/SGT Duebner’s story will come with this knife.  He related his story to N.H. Stolp by hand written letter and Newspaper issue “The Medford Star” of Wed. Nov. 16th, 1994.  S/SGT Duebner served in Italy, Southern France, the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe. 

1 vintage U.S. World War II theater made Fairbairn-Sykes type stiletto fighting knife available.  This theater-made combat stiletto would make an important addition to any collection.

Theater knives are fighting knives made by soldiers in the field, or by craftsman here at home for soldiers.  Knives made by soldiers were often made with materials that were readily available to them–like plexiglass spacers made from enemy aircraft windshields, aluminum, brass, leather, and blades or handles from Issue fighting knives. 

This combat knife measures 10 5/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 7/16″.  The blade measures 9/16″ wide.  There is no scabbard with this knife. 

1 vintage WW2 theater-modified V44 fighting knife available.  This V-44 is in excellent condition.  This World War II V-44 would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection. 

The V-44 blade was made by Case.  The blade is stamped ‘CASE XX‘.  This knife measures 14 3/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 9 7/16″.  This knife has an aluminum guard, and clear aircraft plexiglass handle.  The tang was painted red before the plexiglass was added.  The handle has a ‘U.S.’ collar badge imbedded on one side of the handle.  The reverse side of the handle has another crest inlayed in it.  The scabbard is original to the knife. 

1 vintage U.S. World War II premium theater/home front fighting knife available.  In 1942, the U.S. military didn’t have enough fighting knives to provide to its troops so there were War drives where hunting knives, etc. were donated by regular people for the War effort.  This WW2 knife is marked on the scabbard ‘LT. BERNARD B. BEARSON, TC    B-5968‘.  This theater combat knife would make an important addition to any collection.

Theater knives are fighting knives made by soldiers or craftsman here at home for soldiers, or were hunting knives, etc. that were donated by the citizens for the War effort.  Knives made by soldiers were often made with materials that were readily available to them–like plexiglass spacers made from enemy aircraft windshields, aluminum, brass, leather, and blades or handles from Issue fighting knives.  

This WW2 fighting knife is similar to a Foster Bros. knife.  The blade on this knife is etched ‘ROBINSON KNIFE   SPRINGVILLE, N.Y.  CARBON STEEL U.S.A.’.  This WWII knife measures 10 1/4″ overall.  The blade itself measures 5 1/2″.  The knife handle is also marked with the G.I.’s Serial #: ‘B5968’. 

1 vintage U.S. WW2 V-44 fighting knife available.  This theater V-44’s scabbard is marked with the Alaska theater.  This World War II V-44 would make an important addition to any collection. 

This V-44 is theater-made.  Note the unique brass guard, and the oversized handle.  This knife measures 15″ overall.  The blade itself measures 9 11/16″. 

The front of the scabbard is marked ‘1943   ALASKA   1945‘.  The back of the scabbard is marked ‘WW2  11TH AIR FORCE   SGT. JOHN B. SLIPP‘. 

The leg tie-down thong is woven into a combat braid.