Posted 6 years ago
Hberry
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Need help find out what this is
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From my grandpa | ||
| Fixed Blade Knives354 of 789 | | |
It may be the much abused remains of a Ka-Bar knife once used by the U.S. Military. These are still in production and some soldiers still purchase them for duty use. Just Google "Ka-Bar knife" to see what it looked like.
I think that I can just make out the remains of the blood groove on one side. The blade would have to be severely ground down to remove the blood groove.
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It almost looks like a Utica M3 trench, but the handle may have been restacked, with the guard put on upside-down, it should face toward the handle on the edge side of the blade, that's why it's hitting the blade, that should be on the top of the knife, or rolled over! Just my thought! Some here will know more! :^)
An image of the butt would be helpful.
This knife has six leather stacking wafers, similar to my Ka-Bars. I have also seen handguards hammered into that shape on Ka-bars. Not hard to do. The notch at the back of the blade would have to have been filed into the blade, though.That is the only spoiler that I see.
A few words about terminology: We really need to stop calling these knives kabars unless they are actually marked KA-BAR. That's like calling every four-door automobile a Ford. The proper name is "Mark II Combat Utility Knife." They were made by several different companies including Camillus, Robeson, Union Cutlery (KA-BAR), Pal Blade, and Ontario Knife.
The Mark 3 had a much heavier guard and six grooves in the handle instead of the 5 grooves in the M2 (there are approximately 30-36 leather washers, five of them being smaller, comprising the handle.) The guard on the M2 was straight across or slightly curved the the rear - so somebody really hammered this one out of shape. If you straighten the guard you might find the maker's name on its front side. There were also several different butt caps and pommels used so a good reference book can help you figure out the maker.
Second: It's not a blood groove. The groove on the side of the blade is called a "fuller." Its purpose is to strengthen the blade. Scientific testing has demonstrated that the fuller does NOT enhance the flow of blood from a stabbing wound.
It's hard to imagine what prompted someone to butcher a blade to this extent.
Unless this knife has some sentimental value to you it is essentially worthless.
Thanks for correcting my sloppy terminology UncleRon. My knives are all KA-BARs and so marked on the blades. Not sure what the poster's knife was, so point taken. A tear rolled down my cheek when I saw this knife.