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#1789 UNSIGNED FIGHTING KNIFE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
#1789 UNSIGNED FIGHTING KNIFE.
Per consignor, Vietnam War era with 6" clip point blade having a dark maroon finish. Overall: 10 3/4". Brass dbl. hilt & pommel w/ wing nut for attachment to tang & thong ferrule. 18" Leather washer handle w/ finger grooves. Black leather sheath w/ pouch having sharpening stone. CONDITION: blade has plum tone w/ patina, areas of wear & sharpening on edge. Brass has mellow patina. Handle has light handling marks. Fair sheath shows cracking of leather, spots of verdigris & oxidation on rivets. PROVENANCE: from the Lifelong Collection of Glen E. Mattox. (02-18666/MD). $300-500.