All About Pocket Knives

Firechief501 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 09, 2025 9:03 pm Good afternoon , I recently bought a knife collection from an older gentleman who said it was “time to start getting rid of things “. I purchased an old Al Mar 1005 in its original box , probably early 80s , I purchased some Gerber mark IIs from him , some old Kershaw knives in the boxes , and a few other gems . At the end of our transaction he said he had one more knife he wanted me to have for free … it was this trench knife . He said an older gentleman gave it to him approx 40 years ago for some work he did . I am certainly no expert on military items . I tried doing research on my own and so far I have been unable to prove or disprove its authenticity . The blade does measure exactly 6 3/4 “ on the dot . I’ve seen many knives that appear identical to this one specifically the lettering that claim to be genuine , and sold for approx $1200 and up . I would love to hear any thoughts from this group on opinions of this appears to be an authentic piece or a repro . Thanks in advance for all the expertise !!! Being that his collection I bought contained some really nice ,, higher end knives , I’m hoping for this one to be a legitimate piece .

Firechief501 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 09, 2025 9:39 pm Awesome !!! Thank you Ripster !! I just measured the overall length and it is exactly 11 1/2 “ as the material you supplied suggests . It also has the copper appearance on the sheath as the literature suggests that it should . I’m getting pretty excited !! Thanks for sharing this info sir !!

Firechief501 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 10, 2025 4:06 pm Thanks Redrider . That’s the one thing that makes me a little nervous about this thing is its condition . It really is in damn nice , pristine condition . Been reading more and more online and I still can’t find anything to disprove that it is authentic and not a repro .