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Here is my latest knife - a bucket list knife for me, for some time. It is a Case V42 - issued to a Forceman of the Canadian/US First Special Service Force, in 1943. It is the knife in the center of the Green Beret Crest, and yes there is a song written about it. Shown with some FSSF memorabilia...

The guard on this example is a thin piece of steel, on some of the San Antonio variants it was thicker, with a piece of leather sandwiched between two pieces of metal. The grip is the original Patton Saber hilt with the "sword-type" guard removed - nothing has been altered beyond that removal...

As many of you know, when the US entered WW2 there was a shortage of fighting knives. The KaBar was designed in '42 and produced in '43 The M3 wasn't around until 1943. One of the fixes was to take the M1913 Patton designed Cavalry Sword/Saber and cut it into three pieces, these "thirds" would...

Here's the thing about the EK knives, the magic (for me) of the Ek is possessed in the WW2 variants. The trouble and great lengths that he went to get the high quality metal - an incredible endeavor at the time. The choice of workers he had making the knives. The lengths he went to to make...

I collect FS daggers - I came across "my first" 1st pattern and traded probably $1800 worth of guns and knives (at least 4x boxed Cold Steel large knives.) The 1st came in a ragged 2nd pattern sheath. I discovered the 1st pattern knife used a unique sheath, you couldn't just set it in a 2nd...

Really interesting little clip. That 1884 gravity knife is a gem. I have one of the "Luftwaffe" gravity knives - they really weren't restricted to just Paratroopers (Fallschirmajger), but that makes a nice sales pitch.

This 1941 issued early 1st Pattern Fairbairn Sykes has been to Hell and back. It is beaten and scratched and marked up. It has the early deep Wilkinson etch, that was refined later. These (firsts) have been collectable and desirable since the 1960's - 1st's were not imported with the million or...

My 1943 John Ek model 2 commando dagger. Hamden, Conn. If you don't agree, don't worry, the less of us who know about these the better.

Fairbairn designed - OSS produced Smatchet. (In center)