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1 U.S. World War II Taylor-Huff knuckle knife.  This Huff knuckle knife would make a rare addition to any collection. 

This is a very large Huff combat knife.  This knife measures 13 9/16″ overall.  The double-edged blade itself measures 8 13/16″.  The blade and knuckle guard have remnants of the typical Huff blued-finish. 

The brass plate on one side of the wood handle is stamped ‘MADE. AT.  FORT. KNOX. KY.‘.  The belt sheath is not an original Huff sheath, but is World War 2 vintage.

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1 vintage U.S. World War 2 theater knuckle knife.  This WW2 fighting knife has an awesome knuckle guard and skull crusher pommel.  This U.S. WW2 knuckle knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This knife measures 14″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8 1/8″.  The handle scales are a black composite material.  The guard and skull crusher pommel are made of solid steel. 

This knuckle knife has a San Antonio Ironworks sheath. 

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1 rare vintage U.S. World War 2 Stelzig knuckle knife.  This rare World War combat knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This style of Stelzig knuckle knife can be seen in Mike Silvey’s book U.S. Military Knives – World War 2.  This Stelzig knife measures 12 1/2″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8″.  Note the weighted skull crusher pommel on this Stelzig’s WWI Mark 1 trench knife style handle.   

The scabbard is not an original Stelzig sheath.  The collector bought the knife without a sheath.  He had one made for it with old leather from a U.S. 1945 bolo machete.  Though not original, it is well done. 

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 theater knuckle knife.  This WW2 knuckle fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This knife measures 9 1/2″ overall.  The blade itself measures 5 9/16″.  The knuckle guard is made of heavy steel with skull crusher ridges. 

The scabbard has the Marine Corps symbol scratched into its front.  This can be seen when rotating the sheath under light to get the right angle. 

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1 very desirable U.S. World War II Taylor Huff knuckle knife.  This is an outstanding Taylor Huff knife for a collector. 

This is a large 14 1/2″ overall.  The blade itself measures 9 11/16″.  This is the Huff variation 3 with the walnut grip with no brass strip. 

Take a look at photos in this listing from the following references.  The references are from Frank Trzaska’s article in Military Knives–A Reference Book pages 154-156; M.H. Cole’s The Best of U.S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes pages 277-278; and Bill Wright’s Theater Made Military Knives of World War II pages 136-137.  These reference photos show the exact features of this knife and its Huff sheath. 

Note the stitching pattern on the front of this scabbard.  The exact pattern, with stitching on the bottom 2/3 of the scabbard and no stitching–only a rolled line along the outer edges of the top 1/3 of the scabbard, can be seen in the knife appearing on page 155 of Military Knives–A Reference Book. 

Next note the straight, not tapered, ricasso/tang on this knife, and on the Huff knives on pages 136 & 137 of Bill Wright’s book. 

Third, notice the sheath design Patent Office application drawing on page 155 of Military Knives–A Reference Book.  The back stitching is exact, the only minor variation is Huff proposed, at the time of the application, adding two rivets to the leather piece holding the brass wire hanger. 

The photos provide other examples of every other feature of this knife. 

I have also attached photos of three other Taylor Huff knuckle knives I have owned for reference.  These photos show both some of the same features as on this knife, and they show that Taylor Huff made changes to his different knife designs over time.  These knives appear in the very last five photos.

The blade has its original perfect edges (see the example perfect original blade edges photographed on page 154 of Military Knives–A Reference Book).  The blade edges on the knife on this site exactly match the original perfect edges on the example knife in the reference book. 

There is additional information on Taylor Huff knuckle knives in Mike Silvey’s United States Military Knives 1941 to 1991 pages 148-149. 

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1 vintage U.S. World War II Shipley knuckle knife.  An iconic Shipley knuckle knife like this one was chosen by author Mike Silvey to adorn the back cover of his book, Knives of the United States Military–World War II.  This rare knife would make a fine addition to any collection. 

This WWII fighting knife has a brass knuckle guard and aluminum skull crusher pommel.  The blade is especially long on this example measuring 7 1/2″ in length.  Overall this knife measures 12 3/4″.  There is no sheath with this knife. 

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1 U.S. World War II Everitt knuckle knife.  This is the green handle Everitt trench knuckle knife.  This knife would make a rare addition to any collection.

The handle has the raised ‘EVERITT’ mark.  This knife measures 11 15/16″ overall.  The double-edge trench blade itself measures 7″. 

The sheath is a U.S. M8A1 scabbard. 

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 trench/knuckle knife available.  This U.S. theater knuckle knife would make an important addition to any collection. 

This large knuckle knife has what looks like Japanese kanji writing on the handle (see photos).  The front knuckle guard is reinforced with brass. 

This fighting knife has a 10″ blade.  This knife measures 15″ overall. 

1 giant! Steve Voorhis custom stag handle knuckle Bowie fighting knife.  This Voorhis custom knife would make a fine addition to any collection. 

This knife has a large 12 1/2″ blade.  The blade is made of 5160 Spring Steel.  This knife measures 18 1/4″ overall!  The handle is made of fine stag.  The scabbard is well-made.

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1 Harold Corby custom knuckle knife available.  This Corby custom would make an important addition to any collection.

The blade has a bead-blast finish.  This is a big Corby D-guard–this knife measures a full 16″ overall!  Note the skull crusher pommel, and sharpened serrations on the guard. 

1 U.S. World War II Taylor-Huff knuckle knife.  This Huff knuckle knife would make a rare addition to any collection. 

This is a large Huff combat knife.  This knife measures 13 13/16″ overall.  The double-edged blade itself measures 9 1/8″. 

The brass plate on one side of the wood handle can still be mostly read ‘MADE. AT.  FORT. KNOX. KY.‘.

St. Croix Blades BUYS U.S., German, and Allied military knife and dagger collections!  Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.

1 rare vintage U.S. World War 2 Stelzig knuckle knife.  This World War combat knife would make a rare addition to any collection.

This style of Stelzig knuckle knife can be seen in Mike Silvey’s book U.S. Military Knives – World War 2.  This Stelzig knife measures 12 3/4″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8 1/16″.  Note the weighted skull crusher pommel on this Stelzig’s WWI Mark 1 trench knife style handle.   

The scabbard is stamped on its belt loop ‘STELZIG  SADDLERY CO.  HOUSTON, TEXAS‘.  The sheath is also ID’d on the back–the vet’s serial #: ‘P5312‘ is stenciled in black.