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1 RARE ID’d set of two Vietnam SOG/MACV Recon knives with provenance.  The SOG/MACV soldier that carried these knives is featured on pages 213-216 of Jason M. Hardy’s book MACV SOG  Team History of a Clandestine Army IV.  This premium ID’d set of SOG Recon knives would make the centerpieces in any Vietnam fighting knives or U.S. militaria collection.

This premium collection comes with the following pieces:

• 2 SOG Recon knives
• original, hand-written letter from the SOG/MACV soldier, Sgt. Lawrence M. Predmore
• copy of the book in which Sgt. Predmore is featured, MACV SOG  Team History of a Clandestine Army IV
• copy of the book Knives of the U.S. Special Forces by Tom Clinton
• modern repro Special Forces Sgt. Predmore’s Illinois Recon patch (the collector just wanted the grouping to have a patch since he wasn’t able to buy one from Sgt. Predmore)

The first SOG knife is a Type III with iron hilt and pommel, with a blue blade (pg.9 Clinton book).  This knife is sterile, and has a type 4 sheath with the pocket for the sharpening stone removed.  This knife measures 10 9/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 1/8″. 

The second SOG knife is a Type II with brass hilt and pommel, with a plum-colored blade (pg.8 Clinton book).  This knife is marked with the serial number ‘2048’.  There are white spacers in the handle.  This knife has a type 1 sheath with sharpening stone.  This knife measures 10 1/2″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6″.

1 U.S. Vietnam War Delta UDT fighting knife.

This Delta knife has a grey-mottled handle.  The blade measures 6 7/8″. 

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

1 vintage Vietnam U.S. 6″ jet pilot’s survival knife available.  This Camillus jet pilot knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This knife measures 10 1/2″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6″.  The ricasso is stamped ‘CAMILLUS  N.Y.’.  The fullered blade has a blued finish.  The blade has a sawtooth spine.  The front pouch on the scabbard houses the sharpening stone.

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

1 exceptionally rare vintage U.S. Vietnam War Tiger Force fighting knife.  This holy grail-type U.S. fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This Vietnam fighting knife was made for a ‘TIGER FORCE   101ST ABN‘ member, and is so-marked on the blade.  The handle has the 101st Airborne insignia embedded in the handle.  The handle is incredible.  The handle is bone, and is carved into a tiger’s head. 

The knife’s blade tang is stamped ‘KA-BAR‘.  This knife measures 11 1/2″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 7/8″ to the guard.

1 rare 1966-1986 20th Anniversary Gerber Mark II knife.  This fine Commemorative Gerber Mark II would make an important addition to any collection.

This knife is serial #’d.  The serial number is XX1958.

St. Croix Blades BUYS Military Knife Collections.  Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to inquire. 

1 Vietnam War Randall model 1-8 All Purpose Fighting Knife.  This Vietnam fighting knife is ID’d to Vietnam War vet Sgt. T.T. Cieszki.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This model 1 has an 8″ blade.  Note that the Randall model 1 has a sharpened false edge–and it is sharp!

This Randall has a Johnson roughback sheath.  The back of the blade is engraved ‘CIESZKI. T.T.‘.  Sgt. T.T. Cieszki served in Vietnam in 1968.

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–what every Vietnam knives collector is looking for.

This Nguyen Dan is unique–it would be difficult to find another like it.  This Dan knife is different in that it is of an uncommonly compact size.  Equally unusual–this knife has a chromed blade. 

This Nguyen Dan knife measures 10 1/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 5 7/8″.  The width of this knife is compact as well–the handle measures 1 3/8″ in diameter.  The usual Vietnam Dan knife has a handle measuring a good 1″ wider. 

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 is unique–John Gibson mentions on his site:

Vietnam Dan Knife. So, what was he looking at here—-my thinking is a Randall Model 2. The blade is 7 1/2″ long and 1 3/4″ wide. It has the regular brass guard. The handle was made with no finger grooves. The scabbard is original to the knife. Another Neat One!

This Nguyen Dan knife measures 11 7/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 7 3/16″. 

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. 

Have a collection of Vietnam knives to sell?  Contact St. Croix Blades at 715-557-1688.

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.