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1 early Randall model 2 fighting knife.  This knife would make a rare addition to any collection.

There is no sheath with this knife.  The blade measures 7 1/2″.  The blade is marked with Randall’s stamp ‘RANDALL MADE ORLANDO, FLA.’.  

1 unissued U.S. World War 2 Camillus 1943 blade-dated M3 fighting knife available.  This U.S. fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.

The blade is marked ‘US M3 CAMILLUS 1943’.  

This knife has an M8 sheath.  

Have a collection of WW2 fighting knives?  Contact St. Croix Blades to sell your F-S knives today.  

1 original U.S. World War 1/World War II Mark 1 trench knuckle knife. This trench fighting knife was made by L.F. & C. This knuckle knife would make an important addition to any collection. 

This knife measures 11 3/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 3/4″. ‘U.S. 1918 L.F.&C.-1918’ is marked on the handle. The scabbard is marked ‘L.F.&C. 1918’.

The scabbard is pretty cool in that the G.I. that carried it welded a belt loop on it.  

1 unissued condition ca. late-1940’s – 50’s U.S. Boker 155 Strategic Air Command survival knife.  This knife model was featured in the September 2002 edition of Knife World.  This knife would make an important edition to any collection.

The front ricasso is stamped ‘BOKER U.S.A.’.  The reverse ricasso is stamped ‘155’.  

The blade measures 4 9/16″.

St. Croix Blades buys Japanese swords!  In need of an appraisal, or want to sell or consign your sword or entire collection?  Pricing out an estate?  Contact Us! 715-557-1688

1 antique World War II Japanese samurai sword available.  This sword would make an important addition to any collection.

The blade measures 26 1/16″ (66.2 cm)–as measured properly with a tape pulled tight from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.  

This sword is signed by the swordsmith on the nakago.  

The blade has a wavy oil-tempered hamon.  

St. Croix Blades buys Japanese swords!  In need of an appraisal, or want to sell or consign your collection?  Pricing out an estate?  Contact Us! 715-557-1688

If you missed out on the swords from the John Plimpton collection when they were for sale a while back, here’s another chance to buy one.  In fact, St. Croix Blades bought more than 50 of the Plimpton swords–we’ve just stowed them away to be listed here every so often.  

Japanese NCO sword photographed for John Plimpton’s book Swords of the Emperor – A Guide to the Identification of Imperial Japanese Swords, 1873 – 1945.  A book sword would make a rare addition to any collection.  

The sword and scabbard/saya have the matching serial number ‘142771’.  

A premium sword for only the finest collections.  

1 vintage U.S. World War II OSS stiletto fighting knife.  This historic OSS stiletto would make an important addition to any collection.

The knife measures 11 5/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures just under 6 3/4″.  The blade has one Rockwell test mark.  The original black rubber scabbard o-ring always breaks down over time.  Many collectors replace the black rubber o-ring with one from a hardware store.  The original o-ring was exactly that–a standard black rubber o-ring, plain and simple.  

Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the United States Military World War II features this knife.  M.H. Cole’s The Best of U.S. Military Knives also covers this knife.  In addition, Frank Trzaska’s article “The O.S.S. Stiletto” published in Knife World Magazine’s Military Knives–a Reference Book discusses this knife as well.  

The LF&C pancake flipper scabbard for this knife is in premium condition. 

This OSS stiletto has both rare condition, AND it was actually carried—note that unlike most OSS stilettos in this condition with a mint blade (the were never carried) the top of the pancake flipper sheath had a belt woven through it. 

The best Robeson USMC you will ever see.  This near-mint Robeson USMC knife would make a rare addition to any collection.  
 

The has its correct black stitching sheath, with the correct zigzag pattern snap.  The knife has its correct welded pommel (note the minor voids visible after Robeson cutlers smoothed the pommel end after welding), and perfect blued blade.  

1 WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s sword made by the well-known smith Nagamitsu available.  

This traditionally-made gendai katana has an expertly water-tempered wavy hamon.  This Japanese WW II Army Officer’s katana is in 1944 shin-gunto mounts (aka Type 3 mounts).  

The nakago is signed ‘Nagamitsu saku (made this)’.   

The blade measures 26 1/2″ (67.3 cm) (measured properly from the blade tip to the notch in the blade spine).  This sword has two latch releases. 

St. Croix Blades buys Japanese swords!  In need of an appraisal, or want to sell or consign your sword or entire collection?  Pricing out an estate?  Contact Us! 715-557-1688 via phone, or email us at info@stcroixblades.com.

1 antique World War II Japanese samurai Army Officer’s sword available.  The blade is a high condition sword by Okada Kaneyoshi.  This fine Japanese Army katana would make an important addition to any collection.

The showato blade measures 26 1/4″ (66.6 cm)–as measured properly with a tape pulled tight from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.  There is a Seki stamp above the signature.  All fittings have the matching assembly number ‘3’.  

Kaneyoshi is featured in John Slough’s book An Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945 on page 74.  See photo above.  

Before ordering this knife you must complete the Automatic Knives Certification Form.  Click on the Contact Us link above, and we will email you the form.

This Corby Tanto Auto by Al Mar Knives has a tumbled and polished drop point tanto blade with false top edge. Handle is black anodized aluminum with safety auto button, milled ribs, stainless steel tip up clip, and lanyard hole.

Blade Length
3.25 in

Overall Length
 7.75 in

Weight (oz)
4.1

This knife was in a collection.  The collector did not keep the box for this knife.  

River Valley Knives buys knife collections, Japanese samurai sword collections, and individual knives and swords.  Call us at 715-557-1688.

1 Vietnam War U.S. Airman’s Survival Tool Kit available.  This Airman’s fighting knife/machete is also known as The Woodsman’s Pal.  This fighting machete comes with its original manual and with its original sharpening stone and with its original fire-starting lens.  This Airman’s Survival Tool Kit set would make an important addition to any Vietnam or militaria collection. 

The blade is stamped ‘FRANK & WARREN, INC.   SURVIVAL AX TYPE IV   MIL-S-8642C‘.   The original book included with this Airman’s Survival machete is:

Description, CARE and USE of SURVIVAL TOOL KITS, AIRMAN’S —  24 pg. book

The manual was printed in September of 1963.

The kit also includes:

‘Burning Lens’ fire starter
sharpening stone
wrist lanyard cord

The blade edge is covered in a black rubber coating to prevent rust.