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????Knife???
Spartacus
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can anyone identify this knife for me?
Its stamped "case XX" on one side of the blade and"337-6"Q" on the other.
my dad carried it in WW2
thanks
tom
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Its stamped "case XX" on one side of the blade and"337-6"Q" on the other.
my dad carried it in WW2
thanks
tom
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http://home.scarlet.be/het.vaandel/US_MILITARY_015_WWII_KNIVES_ARMY_CASE_XX_337_6_Q.htm
http://home.scarlet.be/het.vaandel/US_MILITARY_KNIVES_BAYONETS_MACHETES_WWI_WWII_VIETNAM.htm
But but do know that the Case XX, 337-6"-Q was an Army issue during WW2.
Grand dad carried one in the Pacific during WW2 that he brought back along with another that had an extra letter on it. Was told that the extra letter had something to do with rank. And those are rare.
I didn't realize Case was the name of the knife, I thought it meant case hardened or something like that[:I]
so, the steel pommel is for crackin' heads?
tom
Knife just like yours, with scabbard...sold
16. SOLD
WWII Case 337-6"Q----Nice----The bright blade is 6" long and marked "Case XX" on one side and "337-6"Q" on the other. The blade is unsharpened but has 2 very minor pepper spots and the owners name lightly etched. The guard and pommel are tight. The leather handle is very clean and unused. It comes with the original scabbard that is complete. The scabbard also has the owners name on it "Limp". Ref: Cole III pg 70----Nice Scarce Knife----$ 275.00
THANKS!
I didn't realize Case was the name of the knife, I thought it meant case hardened or something like that[:I]
so, the steel pommel is for crackin' heads?
tom
IIRC, the "Q" is for quartermasters knife, the heavy blade was for opening crates, the pommel for closing them....
Don
THANKS!
I didn't realize Case was the name of the knife, I thought it meant case hardened or something like that[:I]
so, the steel pommel is for crackin' heads?
tom
Cracking heads, driving nails, tent pegs, opening crates it was used for a lot of different jobs.
I do not know the brand name. But once saw a weird knife marked US ARMY that had a slot in the blade and a T shaped tab on one side. Was told that two of them used together could be used to cut communication wire.
You can tell a lot about a Case brand knife by knowing the type lettering used, Dots, and numbers.
This was taken off http://www.militaryfightingknives.com/
Knife just like yours, with scabbard...sold
16. SOLD
WWII Case 337-6"Q----Nice----The bright blade is 6" long and marked "Case XX" on one side and "337-6"Q" on the other. The blade is unsharpened but has 2 very minor pepper spots and the owners name lightly etched. The guard and pommel are tight. The leather handle is very clean and unused. It comes with the original scabbard that is complete. The scabbard also has the owners name on it "Limp". Ref: Cole III pg 70----Nice Scarce Knife----$ 275.00
don't know how "scarce" they are, but not going for 275 bucks ether
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=114294398
http://tinyurl.com/6ah3v4
not trying to devalue your knife, it is probably priceless for you, but going rate is what it's worth