Original U.S. WWII Theatre Made Custom Brass Handle Souvenir Knuckle Knife U.S. Documents & Books While waiting a guy came

While waiting a guy came up to me and asked if I had been in the CBI

is either a great piece of movie memorabilia

a castle which was first recorded in 1077 and interestingly became the Seat of the VICHY FRENCH GOVERNMENT in the second half of 1944 and 1945

however both have faded to a gray patina

Original Item: Many reproductions of the M1910 pick-mattock have been sold on the militaria market over the past few decades

Original U.S. WWII Theatre Made Custom Brass Handle Souvenir Knuckle Knife U.S. Documents & Books While waiting a guy cameOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a custom theater made knuckle knife, with a brass "knuckle" grip and a long thin steel blade. These knives were made by the armorers and engineers, usually in the Pacific theater. The large capital ships needed to have skilled fabricators on board to make repairs and modifications to weapons and gear. Usually the blades were made from existing weapons or from steel components, and the hilts were cast from metals