If you dont have both the repro and original side by side, you might not be able to tell the difference sometimes. No damage or repairs. The M1918 mk1 is kept and distributed while stocks last. On the blade -> Manufacturer's name + Type + Year of manufacture ex: PAL USM3 1943, 2nd Type marking (End of 1943) : Guards were double steel, the very rare brass or plastic like the pommels. These two knives are commonly identified as WW2 pilots knives. Pal (Pal Blade & Tool co.) --> 121,231 pieces, It was officially known as the G46. The handles look to be rosewood and are chip and crack free. Pommels were the traditional birds-beak design or flat of steel, plastic or wood. This marking is post 1990 and is the current marking, it Adolph Kastor immigrated to the U.S.A. when he was 14 and worked in his uncles hardware company. Camillus produced some 13 million knives for the US military during the war, which included the famous Marine Corps Raider Stiletto, M-3 Trench Knives, USMC Mark 2 and USN Mark 2 knives and TL-29 Signal Corps pocket knives, among many others. There won't be any pommel markings on this one. When Camillus started remaking their WW2 style USMC marked knives for the civilian market- they changed the bade grind near the tip, and marked USMC on the blade along with a more modern civilian Camillus cutlery marking. A Kent marked with Indian Trail and large brass rivets, J-9 marked is another Kent prototype with domed steel So both of mine in the first post are wartime? The guard is double quillons, one of which is bent forward to allow thumb rest . Carried in Vietnam we doubt it. Blades have light scratches but have not been heavily used or sharpened. Saunders knives; and a few more knives under contract. Founded in 2019, Militaria-Deal.com has established itself as the go-to site for militaria collectors. Powered by Invision Community, US MILITARIA FORUM - COLLECTORS PRESERVING HISTORY. Survivalists, Hunters, Military and more. factory reference collection. Vietnam War Era US Camillus Fighting Knife - . CONDITION MUST LQQK. Made in September 1941. The smaller Sharks were issued to Navy and Army Air Corps pilots as a bailout knife.
