RARE W.W.II PAL Military Dagger from a 1942 Bayonet & Sheath - VERY GOOD PLUS For Sale
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RARE W.W.II PAL Military Dagger from a 1942 Bayonet & Sheath - VERY GOOD PLUS:
$75.00
RARE W.W.II PAL Military Dagger from a 1942 Bayonet & Sheath - VERY GOOD PLUS. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
SEE ALL PHOTOS. ABOVE FOR DETAILS AND CONDITION!
Here is a RARE W.W.II Military Dagger/Fighting Knife that appears and is described in Mike Silvey's excellent reference book Knives of the United States Military World War II,1999, page 202. He describes the knife as a "dagger".
As described, these knives were made by PAL BLADE CO, even though they were not marked as so. The handle and guard are from PAL's RH-36 knife and the pommel from their PAL Mark 1. The blade is from a ground and polished 1942 M-1905, Model 2 bayonet, the tip and 6 1/8" of the bayonet blade only.
BLADE - 6 1/8" x 1" - shiny steel - 1/4" groove in center of both sides - edges sharp, tip not as much - some staining, scratching and shallow pitting present - a small cluster of deeper pits at tip on one side only - VERY GOOD
GUARD - VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION - and solid w small metal wedge inserted on one side to tighten guard to handle (SEE PIC. -it came this way when I bought it)- no pitting or dings -
HANDLE - 5" x 1 1/16" at center of contoured handle - stacked leather rings in very goodsupple condition w some scratches and dings present, more so on one side - nice and tight - black/yellow/red/ yellow plastic spacers at guard - the red spacer has a small split probably causedby the wedge when inserted but all is solid (SEE PIC.) - black/yellow/red/yellow/blackplastic spacers at the pommel are in EXCELLENT CONDITION -
POMMEL - VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION- grayed steel or heavy aluminum - pin that secures pommel to tang has some rust on each face(SEE PIC.)
SHEATH - tan supple leather in solid condition w all stitching and rivets holding well - some minor scratching and oil stain spots present but not many - the reverse side is excellent - keeper or retention strap is missing - most likely the original sheath - VERY GOOD
Over all knife is 11 1/8" long andGETTING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!
* I DON'T SHIP OUTSIDE THE U.S.!