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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. 

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 USS Omaha Case V-42 stiletto.  This knife would make a centerpiece knife in any collection.

Per M.H. Cole in his book The Best of U.S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes:

This is the special U.S. Navy V-42.  These Case V-42’s were issued to members of the landing force on the U.S. light cruiser, USS Omaha.  U.S.M.C. Stiletto Type 3 scabbards were issued with these V-42’s by CASE.  All leather scabbards were stamped with a set of identifying numbers and “USS Omaha”.  The ‘USS Omaha’ stamp was obliterated on these scabbards.  This was done to prevent identification of the ship in the event they fell into enemy hands.  Later in 1945 these same knives were ordered thrown into the Phila. Harbor.  Rather than do this, a number of these outfits were retained.  

The blade on this knife measures 7 1/16″.  The scabbard on this V-42 is marked with the identifying number ‘S-11’.  The serviceman who carried this knife, or kept the knife instead of throwing it overboard marked his initials into the scabbard ‘DMC’.  

The Case V-42 is a coveted and classic U.S. fighting knife. 

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. 

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

1 rare mint condition U.S. World War 2 Anderson fighting knife.  This Anderson combat knife was made with the blade from the mid-section of a Patton sword.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

For those that collect condition, this knife would complete the mid-section Anderson fighting knife spot in a collection. 

This knife has its original Anderson scabbard–which is mint.  This knife measures 13 5/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8 3/8″.  The handle reads on one side ‘ANDERSON   GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA‘.  The other side reads ‘MADE IN U S A‘. 

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. 

1 rare Alfred Cornish sheath for a World War 2 Richtig 6″ fighting knife.  This Cornish completes the holy grail Richtig fighting knife/Cornish sheath package for a collector who owns a Richtig without a sheath or with a theater sheath.  It’s so incredibly rare to stumble upon a Cornish sheath that isn’t already with a Richtig fighter. 

This fine scabbard is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH   OMAHA, NEB.‘  This Cornish sheath will fit a WW2 fighter with a blade measuring as long as 6 1/4″. 

1 hard-to-find U.S. World War 2 combat knife available.  This knife is described by collectors as the ‘short combat knife with M6-type sheath’.  This knife would make an important addition to any military knife collection.

The knife offered here is a fine example of this combat model.  The handle and sheath have matching serial numbers ‘368’.  The wood handle is stamped on each side with this number.  In addition, the soldier marked his initials on the handle ‘MP’.  The blade has the mark ‘BCD‘ engraved in electric pencil. 

This knife has a brass pommel and an iron guard.  One side of the blade is flat on these knives.  The other side has a raised middle ridge.  The short cabbard is made in the same style as the early M3 trench knife’s M6 scabbard.  There are two lines/marks on the keeper strap–perhaps to further identify the knife to the soldier.

There is a collector’s number painted on the pommel of the knife, and on the back plate of the scabbard. 

1 vintage Australian-made U.S. World War 2 V-44 fighting/survival knife.  This ID’d WW2 fighting knife has the maker mark ‘M’ stamped on the guard.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This knife measures 14 1/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 9 1/2″. 

The spine of the handle is ID’d by the soldier that carried it. 

1 antique U.S. World War 2 Ka-bar ‘Polished Commando’ knife.  This knife is in rare condition. 

This knife is stamped on the guard ‘KA-BAR  OLEAN, N.Y.’.  This knife measures 10 1/2″ overall.  The parkerized blade measures 6″. 

1 rare condition U.S. World War 2 6″ PAL RH-36 fighting/utility knife.  This is the hard-to-find parkerized PAL fighting knife. 

This parkerized 6″ PAL combat knife is ID’d on the back of the sheath to a U.S. Lieutenant.  The sheath is marked ‘Lt. W.C. Weishaar‘.  This fighting knife measures 11 1/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 3/16″. 

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1 antique Meiji/World War II Japanese tanto sword available.  This rare tanto has over 150 Japanese characters carved into it.  This is very rare.  This fine Japanese tanto sword would make an important addition to any collection. 

The Japanese kanji on the blade form a romantic poem.  In addition to the poem, a scene of a Japanese man and woman is carved into the blade. 

It has a true hamon/temper line–it looks to be water-tempered/traditional.  The blade measures 6″ (15.2 cm) from blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.  When in its saya/scabbard this tanto measures 10 1/2″ overall. 

This tanto is mounted in shirasaya.

1 antique Japanese Samurai yari.  This difficult to find slim yari type was popular in Higo Province.  This fine Shinto yari spearpoint would make an important addition to any collection.

This long, slim yari measures 18 7/8″ including the nakago.  The point itself measures 10 7/8″.  This yari is unsigned.  This yari is in full polish–no $1,100 polish needed.