Need help ID'ing knife - The Firearms Forum

kutaho · 10-17-2009, 02:14 PM

Just picked it up this morning,
was in a USN MK2 fiber sheath,

Kieran McCaig · 10-17-2009, 02:17 PM

It's a K-Bar what more do you need to know.

kutaho · 10-17-2009, 02:52 PM

Take a close look Kieran,
Ka-bar was only one maker of mkII's
there was more then one

Bill DeShivs · 10-17-2009, 05:04 PM

It's a cheap copy of a Kabar, likely made in Japan-possibly India.

artabr · 10-17-2009, 05:55 PM

I think the stamp says "Solingen", which, if it does would be a bit odd.

Kutaho, I sent you a PM at the other site before I wandered over here.

Art

kutaho · 10-17-2009, 06:02 PM

I kind of thought solingen
myself artabar. that kind of
got me a little excited.
it bothers me that down below
is scratched out.
It would kill me if it said
japan

Then there's the fact that it has four
instead of five finger grooves, and the
cut out at the back end of the blade.
Mr. DeShivs may be right.

Sheath is the real McCoy though.

artabr · 10-17-2009, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kutaho

I kind of thought solingen
myself artabar. that kind of
got me a little excited.
it bothers me that down below
is scratched out.
It would kill me if it said
japan

Yeah, it would kinda suck having a WWII era U.S. knife stamped with a German city.

I was thinking maybe it could be a pre or post war knife but I can't find any production or issue dates.

Art

kutaho · 10-17-2009, 06:44 PM

Just finished burnishing those scratches down

Nip knife....
use it for weeding

Now i gotta fill that sheath

Just a note, there is a k-bar style
made in Solin, Japan i just found out.
sorry ta waste yer time.
Thanks for responding.

jacksonco · 10-18-2009, 03:49 PM

Never a waste of time! We all learned what it wasn't.

10-17-2009, 02:14 PM	#1
kutaho Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Peoples Republic of the Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,852	Need help ID'ing knife Just picked it up this morning, was in a USN MK2 fiber sheath, Attached Images __________________ No man stands in the same river twice If all else fails grab a rock Mi Taku oyasin -->

10-17-2009, 02:17 PM	#2
Kieran McCaig Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: canada Posts: 1,469	Re: Need help ID'ing knife It's a K-Bar what more do you need to know. __________________ My 2 cents worth is only.183 with exc hange.

10-17-2009, 02:52 PM	#3
kutaho Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Peoples Republic of the Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,852	Re: Need help ID'ing knife Take a close look Kieran, Ka-bar was only one maker of mkII's there was more then one __________________ No man stands in the same river twice If all else fails grab a rock Mi Taku oyasin

10-17-2009, 05:04 PM	#4
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,478	Re: Need help ID'ing knife It's a cheap copy of a Kabar, likely made in Japan-possibly India. __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

10-17-2009, 05:55 PM	#5
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Need help ID'ing knife I think the stamp says "Solingen", which, if it does would be a bit odd. Kutaho, I sent you a PM at the other site before I wandered over here. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!! Last edited by artabr; 10-17-2009 at 05:57 PM..

10-17-2009, 06:02 PM	#6
kutaho Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Peoples Republic of the Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,852	Re: Need help ID'ing knife I kind of thought solingen myself artabar. that kind of got me a little excited. it bothers me that down below is scratched out. It would kill me if it said japan Then there's the fact that it has four instead of five finger grooves, and the cut out at the back end of the blade. Mr. DeShivs may be right. Sheath is the real McCoy though. __________________ No man stands in the same river twice If all else fails grab a rock Mi Taku oyasin Last edited by kutaho; 10-17-2009 at 06:18 PM..

10-17-2009, 06:44 PM	#8
kutaho Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Peoples Republic of the Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,852	Re: Need help ID'ing knife Just finished burnishing those scratches down Nip knife.... use it for weeding Now i gotta fill that sheath Just a note, there is a k-bar style made in Solin, Japan i just found out. sorry ta waste yer time. Thanks for responding. __________________ No man stands in the same river twice If all else fails grab a rock Mi Taku oyasin Last edited by kutaho; 10-17-2009 at 06:52 PM..

10-18-2009, 03:49 PM	#9
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Need help ID'ing knife Never a waste of time! We all learned what it wasn't.