Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a fine condition WWII production Mark 3 U.S. fighting knife, made by the desirable maker, Camillus Cutlery Co., and contained in an original early model M8 Belt Scabbard. Camillus was one of the major suppliers of edged weapons to the U.S. military during WWII, and produced a variety of different knives and bayonets.
This knife is an early production, indicated by the maker information being stamped directly on the blade: U S M3 CAMILLUS. This is the second version of the knife, as the first all had the date "1943" after the maker. The later version moved the markings to the cross guard. The 6 1/2 inch spear point blade is in good, used condition, with a lot of the original finish on the false edge. The blade shows heavy wear with blacking towards the ricasso. The handle and stacked leather grip are in good but worn shape, with some cracking and slight loss of material towards the pommel. The bottom of the pommel shows the U.S. "Flaming Bomb" proof mark. The crossguard is tight to the blade. This is a knife that definitely saw use overseas!
The original scabbard is marked, U.S. M8 B.M. CO and in good condition with no major defects to note, besides the canvas of the belt loop beginning to fray a bit. This is the earlier version of the scabbard, but like virtually all M8 scabbards, had the retaining loop at the top added to upgrade it to M8A1 specs. The canvas is good, with a bit of wear as shown, and the finish on the snaps on the frog has worn. The fiberglass shell is in very good shape, with light wear, with some nicks on the seam. This scabbard was manufactured by Beckwith Mfg Co. a division of Victory Plastics. The scabbard is named on both sides very crudely, the name apparently being H.C. Hedert. A good research project.
A very nice example of an early issue M3 knife from a desirable maker, complete with scabbard, ready to add to your WWII edged weapon collection!
Dimensions:
Blade length: 6 3/4”
Blade Style: Spear Point Knife
Overall length: 11 5/8”
Crossguard: 2 1/4”
Scabbard length: 7 3/8" with belt loop.
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