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

vintage World War II German Puma trench knife available.  This desirable German boot knife would make a fine addition to any collection.

The tang is stamped ‘FABRIK MARKE   PUMA   SOLINGEN‘.  This knife measures 10″ overall.  The blade itself measures 5 3/4″.

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 KnifeCrafters 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 1/4″ overall.  The blade itself measures 7″.  This knife has its original KnifeCrafters sheath with it.

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

1 vintage U.S. World War II Nichols fighting knife with Alfred Cornish sheath.  This fine Nichols knife, with its desirable Cornish sheath, would make an important addition to any U.S. or world militaria collection.

This fine Nichols fighting knife was made for the soldier, ‘DAVID R. POWELL   37468558‘, and is so marked on the guard.  The curved pommel is stamped ‘NICHOLS‘ above the inlayed U.S. Buffalo nickel coin. 

This knife has a 7 5/8″ blade.  This knife measures 12 9/16″ overall. 

The sheath is stamped on the front ‘…DAVID R. POWELL…  U.S.A.‘.  The top of the sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH  OMAHA.NEB‘.

St. Croix Blades BUYS collections of William Henry knives.  Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to sell your William Henry knives.

1 fine new in the box William Henry B30 MWH-S GenTac folding knife available.  This fine William Henry knife would make an important addition to any collection.  This knife would also make a fine high-end pocket knife for the discerning buyer. 

This William Henry knife has a genuine ruby thumbstud and manual release button.  The handle is ‘Twist’ mokume–made by Mike Sakmar.  The blade is Stainless ‘Hornets Nest’ damascus–by Mike Norris.  This knife measures 4 1/16″ in the closed position.  The blade itself measures 3″.

The lanyard has Sterling Silver bail and beads.  This knife is serial #: 830-0837  027/500 produced. 

William Henry knives are very fine cutlery typically sold in jewelry stores. 

1 rare, mint condition U.S. World War II blade-dated Camillus M3 trench knife.  This mint knife has a mint Milsco M6 scabbard.  This knife and scabbard would make a premium addition to any collection. 

The blade-dated M6 knife is stamped on the blade ‘U S  M3  CAMILLUS 1943‘.  This knife measures 11 5/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 3/4″.  The pommel is double-pinned.  The end of the pommel is stamped with a flaming bomb. 

The M6 scabbard is stamped on its front ‘U.S. M6   MILSCO   1943‘.  The front of the scabbard is also marked with the name of a vet. 

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 13/16″.  The blade has one Rockwell test mark.  Note that the handle has residue from the original black rubber scabbard o-ring that always breaks down over time. 

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

1 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 11 13/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 7/16″.  The scabbard is a period World War II sheath. 

1 U.S. First Special Service Forces World War II V42 fighting knife.  This fine Case V42 has the desirable long sheath.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

The reverse blade tang is marked ‘U. S.   437‘.  The front tang is stamped ‘CASE‘.  This Case V42 measures 12 7/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 7 1/4″. 

This knife is ID’d, and researchable.  Many collectors like to be able to research the history of the soldier that carried a knife.  The long sheath is marked on its front with the soldier’s name and serial #.  The soldier’s name looks to be ‘Van Kreisher’.  His serial # looks like ‘3719791’, or ‘3719991’. 

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

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

This knife has its original Anderson scabbard.  This knife measures 13 3/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8 3/8″.  The handle reads on one side ‘ANDERSON   GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA‘.  This writing was mostly ground off by the G.I. that carried this knife.  The ‘MADE IN U.S.A.’ markings on the reverse side of the handle were completely removed. 

1 antique U.S. World War 2 Springfield Randall model 1 fighting knife.  This fine Randall comes with its original sheath. 

The blade on this Springfield Randall measures 8″ long.  This knife measures 13 1/16″ overall (from blade tip to end of the hex pommel nut).  The blade is stamped ‘RANDALL MADE   SPFLD. MASS.‘. 

There is no sharpening stone with the original scabbard. 

1 rare vintage WW2 Western V-44 survival knife available.  This V-44 combat knife would make an important addition to any collection. 

This V-44 was made by Western Cutlery–the rarest of all V-44’s.  The blade is stamped ‘WESTERN’.  This knife measures 14 9/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 9 5/16″.  This knife has a steel guard, and black composite handle.

The Western sheath is nicely marked on its front with the name of the soldier who carried it ‘KAYO‘. 

1 antique World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Samurai Officer’s kai-gunto sword.  A World War II Japanese Naval Officer’s katana with fine sharkskin saya would make an important addition to any collection.

This sword’s nakago is stamped with a small flaming bomb.  This sword has a fine polished temper line.  The blade measures 25 1/4″ (64.1 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  

This Naval sword has a wood surrender tag attached to it.  Note that the cord that the surrender tag is attached to the saya with is a cut Naval dirk tassel.   

All fittings have matching assembly numbers–the number stamped on each is ’80’.