Item Description
Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is a very interesting “theatre-made knife”, made from a PAL K4808 Butcher knife. The knife was heavily modified, a brass bar being added and attached with lead as a “crossguard”. The side of the wood grip is still stamped with the PAL Logo over K4808, the model of knife. The knife is kept in a WWII M8 Scabbard.
The knife sports a 6⅜” blade with an overall length of 11⅝”. The blade is heavily sharpened and modified showing oxidation.
The original scabbard is marked, U.S. M8 / B.M. CO and in very good condition with no major defects to note. 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 very good, with a bit of wear, and the finish on the snaps on the frog has worn. The fiberglass shell is nice, with great paint, and the throat still has most of the original finish. The original leather thong is retained and wrapped around the scabbard.
A very interesting theater-made knife, ready for further research and display.
Dimensions:
Blade length: 6 3/8”
Blade Style: Spear Point Knife
Overall length: 11 5/8”
Crossguard: 3 1/8”
Scabbard length: 7 3/8" with belt loop
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