Useful Links for Military related Knives
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Here's a really useful website with a lot of commando knife information...
http://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com
http://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com
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I know this is an old post but I just read through it tonight and felt I had to comment on it.dutchy357 wrote:Hi Daleorvet wrote:Thanks Dutchy!
We don't often get links with Australian knife info, I am glad to have it!
I have always wondered, do you have factories in Australia that make pocket knives, or are most imported?
Thanks again!
Sadly, there is no Cutlery Industry in Australia.
The only evidence I have found for pocketknife manufacture in Australia was the WW2 and post war production from a limited number of engineering firms who tooled up to make knives for the war effort. The most prolific and the most long lasting was Whittingslowe Engineering in Adelaide. They did not survive the post war era and closed their doors in the 1950's. As you see by their post war newspaper advertisement they made a range of knives.
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Here is a pic of a knife I acquired several years ago from a flea market. Definitely military and definitely Australian made.
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knife7knut
I have only seen one knife like yours. One of the shearers showed it to me and wanted to find information.
It was the first I knew of pocket knives being built in Australia.
I looked it up in Dutchy site.
http://www.australianmilitaryknives.com/
Grant
I have only seen one knife like yours. One of the shearers showed it to me and wanted to find information.
It was the first I knew of pocket knives being built in Australia.
I looked it up in Dutchy site.
http://www.australianmilitaryknives.com/
Grant
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Here is an excellent 41 page softcover book that shouldn't be too hard to find at a good price and it covers the subject exhaustively.
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I collect bayonets and WorldBayonets.com is always my initial go to online reference.
http://worldbayonets.com/index.htm
http://worldbayonets.com/index.htm
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Not a link, but an interesting article from a
February 1945, New York newspaper.
Click on the picture to ENLARGE.
February 1945, New York newspaper.
Click on the picture to ENLARGE.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
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Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
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Thanks, what a great article.
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Cool article, Skip, thanks for posting. You find the best knife info from periodicals.
A great M3 resource with pictures-
http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/m3.htm
A great M3 resource with pictures-
http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/m3.htm
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You're welcome and thank you.
You're welcome and thank you John.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
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Here is a Pic of my WW2 Russian Vodka Flask. Typically I put Tequila in it, not Vodka. You can see the years, A Mig and Hammer & Sickle. Thought you guys may enjoy looking at it. It`s colorful. Mike
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This will blow your mind! Well worth the money if your serious about WWII knives.