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1 vintage U.S. World War II premium theater/home front fighting knife available.  This theater-made combat knife is well-made–this is an awesome fighting knife.  Collectors that prefer theater knives will love this one. 

Theater knives are fighting knives made by soldiers or 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 downed enemy aircraft windshields, aluminum, brass, leather, and blades or handles from Issued or captured fighting knives.

This handsome combat knife measures 10 5/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 5 13/16″. 

The quality of this theater knife is a cut above the rest. 

1 antique ca.1920-1940 Case Tested XX model 6235 1/2 jack knife available.  This slick black scales model 6235 1/2 is in beautiful condition. 

This knife measures 4 1/8″ in the closed position.  The master blade itself measures 3″.  The second blade measures 2 3/8″. 

1 new in the box Buck CUSTOM model 103 Skinner hunting knife.  This fine Buck Custom Shop knife has an awesome handle made of stacked black micarta, blue royalwood, and aluminum spacers.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.  

This knife has a 4″ blade.  This knife measures 8 3/8″ overall.  This knife was made in the U.S.A.

This knife is accompanied by its original Certificate of Authenticity, which bears the original signature of Charles Buck. 

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1 excellent antique World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s katana sword with blade groove.  This fine WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.

The nakago/tang is signed.  The smith is Kanemasa.  There is an arsenal stamp on the nakago above the signature.  This sword has a complex, wavy hamon/temper line.  The kashira is fitted with a fine, cherry-blossum sarute.  

The military fittings are of excellent quality.  The blade measures a long 27 3/8″ (69.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The military saya is desirable as it is made of wood, which is light to carry–a much less common Army saya material, making it desirable for collectors. 

As mentioned earlier, this sword has a bohi/blade groove.  Katanas with a blade groove are sought after for cutting–this sword is of special interest to collectors and practitioners, because its blade groove is combined with a long blade at 27 3/8″. 

1 new in the box Buck CUSTOM model 976 Heritage File Dagger.  This fine collector Buck knife is engraved with the serial #:  ‘088/250’.  This stiletto knife would make an important addition to any collection.  

The handle is made of fine twisted buffalo horn and turquoise.  This knife has a 6 5/8″ blade.  This knife measures 11 1/8″ overall.  This knife was made in the U.S.A.

This knife is accompanied by its original Certificate of Authenticity. 

1 antique World War II Japanese Army General Grade parade/dress sword available.  This rare sword would make a fine addition to any collection. 

This sword has the general grade backstrap, and the general grade handle.  This sword measures 35″ when in its scabbard.  This sword has a complete acid-etched wavy yakiba/hamon. 

1 very fine nihonto/traditionally-made World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s sword available.  This gendai sword was made by Ota Chikahide in 1939.  This fine katana would make an important addition to any collection.

This fine gendai sword was hand-made by Ota Chikahide using tamahagane.  The front of the nakago bears his long signature.  The reverse side of the nakago is dated 1939.

All military fittings are of excellent quality.  The blade measures 25 9/16″ (64.9 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The metal Army saya has a leather combat cover.  This sword has a fine clasped hands sarute. 

This sword has an attractive wavy temper line.

1 hard-to-find U.S. Barwood M6 sheath available.  This M6 sheath is for the early War M3 trench knives.  This sheath would complete an early blade-dated or blade-marked U.S. M3 trench knife. 

The front of the sheath is stamped ‘U.S.  M6    BARWOOD   1943‘. 

1 rare Buck Custom Employee family and friends model 916 California Bowie.  This fine Custom Buck knife would make an incredible addition to any collection. 

This fine Buck Custom knife was given out to Buck employees, family and friends that volunteered to work at Buck’s last factory sale before Buck moved its factory to Idaho.  The blade is engraved with serial number: ‘015/150’. 

The blade measures 8 1/8″.  This knife measures 12 1/2″ overall.  The handle is made of sun-bleached elk horn.  This rare Buck volunteer awarded knife comes in a wood display box. 

This Custom Buck knife also comes with a 1 oz. Sterling Silver 100 Year Commemorative coin. 

This Custom Whale Shark has a Marfione hand ground blade with a high polished grind, satin and bead blasted groove. The handle is 30k layer carbon fiber with bead blasted hardware and pocket clip. The Whale Shark Flipper from Microtech is an impressive knife that boasts great style, solid performance and innovative design! Microtech’s intent on designing a knife with solid G-10 composite handles, was to move away from “old school” handle materials like aluminum.

The handle features super lightweight 3D contoured carbon fiber slabs, but does not compromise strength or durability. The Whale Shark uses the unique titanium sub-lock tab resulting in a solid lockup. The contoured back spacer and tip-up carry pocket clip feature titanium as well. The S35VN steel blade is deployed via the flipper on the spine of the knife and the action is superb, thanks to the ceramic bearing system.

This knife comes with its original Maxpedition zipper pouch. 

Overall Length: 8.625″

Blade Length: 3.625″

Cutting Edge: 3.50″

Blade Thickness: 0.16″

Blade Material: CPM-S35VN

Blade Style: Spear Point

Blade Grind: Hollow

Finish: Mirror

Edge Type: Plain

Handle Length: 5.125″

Handle Thickness: 0.67″

Handle Material: Carbon Fiber

Color: Black

Frame/Liner: Titanium

Weight: 5.00 oz.

User: Right Hand

Pocket Clip: Tip-Up

Knife Type: Manual

Opener: Flipper

Lock Type: Frame Lock

Brand: Microtech

Model: Whaleshark

Model Number: Marfione Custom

Country of Origin: USA

1 Camillus OVB custom Southwest Bowie knife by Jerry Fisk available.  This knife is part of the National Living Treasure Series knives.  This knife is an original, vintage Camillus-made OVB knife.  This long discontinued knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This vintage huge OVB Bowie knife has a burlwood handle.  The blade itself measures 11 5/16″.  This knife measures 16 5/8″ overall. 

This knife is numbered on the guard ‘349’.  This knife was made in the U.S.A. 

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1 U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife available.  This big 8″ Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection. 

This knife was made by a legend in knife-making.  Frank Richtig had a secret steel tempering process that allowed him to slice through railroad spikes and automobile leaf springs.  Frank would demonstrate this at county fairs–after slicing a railroad spike or leaf spring, he would slice through a piece of paper with the same knife.  Frank earned himself a spot in a ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ magazine in the 1930’s.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.

This big fighter measures 12 7/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8″.  The guard and pommel are brass.  The extended lanyard ring was hammered flatter during the War.  The pommel is stamped ‘F.J.R.  CLARKSON  NEB.’.  There is no sheath with this knife.  I recommend the collector purchase a period World War 2 sheath for an 8″ knife to go with it.  

There are 3 notches carved into the guard–sometimes notches like this are meant to record how many enemy kills a soldier had.