Army Knife?

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:45 am

I somehow have my doubts that this is anything but a marketing ploy for an otherwise cool knife. Does anyone know what the story is on the shield marking?

edgy46 · Post by **edgy46** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:20 am

The printing on the shjeld is engraved. and much newer than the knife.jmo

Gunsmoke47 · Post by **Gunsmoke47** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:50 am

Is the shield not upside down?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:01 am

Gunsmoke47 wrote:Is the shield not upside down?

what I thought.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:52 am

found an example in parker/voyles 1981 guide. army knife shield. odd, the bail is on the opposite end. assembled upside down?

the knife was not a military issue.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:57 am

Look at the RING too. It is so far off center.

You have a one of a kind there...

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:11 pm

The owners of this knife obviously form a very exclusive club

Here is a link to one I posted awhile back.

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... army+knife

Now that I am home I can add my photo. Looks the same as upnorth's knife. Nice bone scales.

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:32 pm

I for one like the knife. Upnorth what are your thoughts on the knife? I can't say for sure it's the exact knife but I see knives of this type with the same shield from time to time on ebay. s-k what's your take on the one you have? Do you guys think its a put together knife or just not an army issue?

Brad

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:36 pm

It doesn't seem put together to me. US army knives are far outside my realm of knowledge. I suspect, like many knives marked 'Scout', these are unofficial. JMO

s-k

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:01 am

I think the knife was made as you see it, but it was indeed a zany marketing ploy.
The shield is not engraved. If you double click it, you will see the letter ends are square, not round like an engraver leaves them.
Seeing identical knives confirms it for me, but it is an oddball. Not only are things "bass-ackwards" but so is the catalog, only differently so. Definitely a twilight zoner

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For all its wierdness, it has a cool double pull main. Too bad it's worn down, but you can still see what it is.

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:05 am

BTW, thanks for showing yours, s-k. It is confirmation of it being a production knife, if nothing else. I'm glad I didn't send it as your "roundtable" knife

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I considered it!!

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:18 am

thanks for showin em upnorth and s-k.