old knife

[Moe (fl)]

Found this at the beach after storms.

Is this a survival knife? It is 6-inches long. It could be older. The handle is wood.

Thanks.
Moe

 

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[hollowpointred]

looks like a rusted Ka-bar survival knife to me.

 

[Moe (fl)]

Thanks for the replies. I agree that the handle is leather stacked rings. Is it a WWII utility knife?

 

[dugit]

It looks like a hunting knife I had back in the late 70's
It had a leather handle like that, I lost it then found it then lost it again.

 

[TimC]

Buck?

TimC

 

[jeff194307]

I had a knife similar to yours, it was an official boy scout knife that I had in the early 50's

 

[mrjosh]

It does look like a Ka-Bar hunting knife.

 

[Moe (fl)]

I showed the knife to a local archeologist and was told that this is a belt or hunting knife from the mid 19th century. These knives were popular between 1830 - 1870. He thinks it was probably lost by a fisherman.

HH!
Moe

 

[Monty]

I agree, it looks like a fairly common K-bar knife to me. They were advertised as being U.S. Marine Corps combat knives and a few actually were while the remainder are copies made for the civilian market. They have been around as long as I can remember and you can still buy them. I have one somewhere? Monty

 

[dugit]

It looks like the knife I found but a little bit older.

 

[ivan salis]

you say the handle is wood? (or is it steel with stacked leather rings ?) --- if a steel inner handle with stacked leather rings --its more likely modern -- if a wood handle inner core handle older most likely .