I would leave the thumb stud off if it were easy to open the tool, but it isn't.
Now to find one.
I would leave the thumb stud off if it were easy to open the tool, but it isn't.
Thank you.
Those are a couple of fine looking Mil-K knives Floyd.
Very nice collection of Mil-K knives you have there John.
Thank You Skip.New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:19 pmVery nice collection of Mil-K knives you have there John.
John you have quite a collection. I have been tempted to look for the Viet Nam era knives but have tried to stick to WW2. These came up and well my resistance failed. Thanks for the pics of yours. And yes we do seem to be attracted to the same knives. Thanks for the encouraging words.
Congrats on your find Floyd!!doglegg wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:23 pm Fished a couple of WW 2 Mil-k, Utility knives out of the bay. The first one is a first generation rendition of the then new KNIFE, POCKET GENERAL PURPOSE meant to replace most of the pocket knives that had proceeded it. The Marine Corps knife is a little different in its first generation as the screw driver was paired with the main blade. The second generation had the can opener paired with the main blade like the Army's. The second one is such an example. It is missing the thumb stud on the screw driver but does have remnants of the KINGSTON mark on the bail.DSCN6879.JPGDSCN6880.JPGDSCN6881.JPGDSCN6875.JPGDSCN6877.JPGDSCN6878.JPGDSCN6876.JPG
Very nice collection John.
Nice Skip , is that one of the first ones ?New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:20 pm Today this pocket knife joined my MIL-K pocket knife collection. It is a STEVENSON 45 (stamped on the bail), single blade, 3 tool pocket knife. A nice companion for my CAMILLUS 1949, 1958, two 1959's and 1960 MIL-K's that I posted previously under this topic. It is in VERY GOOD condition and required minimal cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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