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1 exceedingly rare U.S. Vietnam War in-country 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 collector is looking for in a rare Dan knife.  Dan was looking at a SOG Recon knife when he made this knife–awesome. 

This Nguyen Dan knife measures 11 3/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 11/16″.  The original Dan sheath has two keeper straps, and a leather thong leg tie-down. 

This knife was in a noted collection of Vietnam SOG knives.  There are Nguyen Dan knives…and then there are one-of-a-kind Nguyen Dan knives.  This is one of them.

1 vintage U.S. Vietnam War private purchase Kon Tum tribal fighting knife.  This fine Vietnam fighting knife would make an exceptional addition to any collection.

The blade is engraved on each side.  One side is marked ‘K.T’ for Kon Tum.  The other side of the blade is marked ‘V.N’ for Vietnam. 

The knife blade measures 8 1/16″.  This knife measures 12 15/16″ overall.  The sheath leather is perhaps hide from a water buffalo. 

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1 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 a fine example.

There is no sheath with this knife.  This Nguyen Dan knife measures 11 5/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 7″. 

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1 vintage ca.1970-1971 Gerber Eddie Bauer orange handle Mark II knife.  This rare Gerber Eddie Bauer Mark II knife would make an important addition to any collection.

The sheath is stamped at the throat ‘Eddie Bauer’.  The sharpening steel is etched with the Eddie Bauer name as well.  The etch is no longer visible on the blade.  The blade measures 7″.  This knife measures 11 11/16″ overall. 

1 ID’d Vietnam War period 1968 Gerber Mark II fighting knife.  This early combat knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This Gerber is serial number ‘06911’.  The blade is etched with the soldier’s name ‘NEAL HAYS   AF15977752‘. 

The sheath has the 2-line Gerber stamp, and the right-hand keeper strap.  The sheath houses the Gerber sharpening steel. 

1 exceedingly rare U.S. Vietnam War MACV SOG Presentation Bolo fighting knife available.  This knife is desirable to collectors–this knife is the actual knife in Michael W. Silvey’s book SOG KNIVES and More from America’s War in Southeast Asia.  This important knife would make a rare addition to any U.S. fighting knife, military, or world militaria collection.

This is the actual knife appearing in the book.  The book shown in photos 2 & 4 is Mike Silvey’s book. 

The blade is engraved ‘PRESENTED TO   MSG WILLIAM H. JONES   ASST LOG SGT, 29TH GEN SPT GP   LONG BINH, RVN   1971-1972’.

This knife measures 16 1/8″ overall.

 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.