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beast

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:16 pm
by gringo
i picked this up a while ago..not one marking or acceptance stamp...snap is not the word to describe what a beastie this is to open an close.

and no i do not need a haircut.

Re: beast

Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:27 pm
by Cope
gringo, I like that knife... ::nod:: ::tu::


And eh uh er maybe a trim?? :shock:

Re: beast

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:07 pm
by gringo
ok...a trim and a hair tie prior to any photo sessions. ::smirk::

Re: beast

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:13 pm
by smiling-knife
Looks similar to the standard British WWII pattern. The blades are the reversed though. ::shrug:: s-k

Re: beast

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:57 pm
by gringo
thanks smiling...
i believe it is the real thing...almost un-issued condition..but for the caked up rust and cosmoline...strange little thing...not one identifier, not a anchor, a stamp, or anything else to identify...except, only one army used these things...i am betting a theater made item...but who knows???

Re: beast

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:25 pm
by smiling-knife
Hi. What are the scales made from? :) s-k

All my British GI knives in this pattern have this blade configuration. By no means an definitive sample however.

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Re: beast

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:33 pm
by gringo
they feel like hard rubber...derlin?

Re: beast

Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:25 pm
by deanmm56
I believe these are contract knives made by Joseph Rodgers in England ...... I think they were standard issue for all British Navy and Army during WWII , I'm not 100 % certain of these facts, just read them somewhere.

Re: beast

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:28 pm
by Owd Wullie
Here's another from WWII;
WATTS, Sheffield
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