Not a KABAR but Neet! - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T12:29:14Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/not-a-kabar-but-neet?groupUrl=kabarclub&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1234777&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI feel the need to visit the…tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12692982015-02-17T23:21:02.106ZJohn w schmidthttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/Johnwschmidt
<p>I feel the need to visit the Amish all of a sudden.<br/> Guess it didn't work for me John.</p>
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<p>I feel the need to visit the Amish all of a sudden.<br/> Guess it didn't work for me John.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457644?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457644?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> John, a little trick I learne…tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12693312015-02-17T23:00:32.680ZJohn McCainhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnMcCain
<p>John, a little trick I learned here on IKC- If you are using the upload an image option tab ( as opposed to from an URL) on IKC - Type a line of text first, even if it is like I posted earlier " here are my photos"-After the last word of text, move your cursor to the end point there and hit enter- You should see a blank space underneath- Enter each photo in the reverse order you would like them to appear- EACH TIME going back to the last line of text and pressing enter---I know it is…</p>
<p>John, a little trick I learned here on IKC- If you are using the upload an image option tab ( as opposed to from an URL) on IKC - Type a line of text first, even if it is like I posted earlier " here are my photos"-After the last word of text, move your cursor to the end point there and hit enter- You should see a blank space underneath- Enter each photo in the reverse order you would like them to appear- EACH TIME going back to the last line of text and pressing enter---I know it is weird, but it works</p> They have the lowest producti…tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12691072015-02-17T22:45:24.110ZJohn w schmidthttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/Johnwschmidt
They have the lowest production numbers of all seven companies making the M-4 Bayonet.THIS WAS A FIND! I can't even find one on EBay.
They have the lowest production numbers of all seven companies making the M-4 Bayonet.THIS WAS A FIND! I can't even find one on EBay. If ya tap the pic to enlarge…tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12694242015-02-17T22:36:15.268ZJohn w schmidthttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/Johnwschmidt
If ya tap the pic to enlarge and tap again it flips back right side up.! Wow,
If ya tap the pic to enlarge and tap again it flips back right side up.! Wow, The Aerial Cutlery Company,…tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12692232015-02-17T22:35:48.925ZJohn McCainhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnMcCain
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<li><b>The Aerial Cutlery Company, Marinette, Wisconsin</b></li>
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<p align="justify">The following information comes mostly from their website at:</p>
<p align="justify"><a href="http://www.aerialcompany.com/thecompany.asp"><font color="#0000FF"><b>http://www.aerialcompany.com/thecompany.asp</b></font></a></p>
<p align="justify">The Aerial Cutlery Company was founded in 1912 by Fred Jaeger, Sr., who had been working as a knife salesman based in Duluth, Minnesota. He bought a knife…</p>
<ul>
<li><b>The Aerial Cutlery Company, Marinette, Wisconsin</b></li>
</ul>
<p align="justify">The following information comes mostly from their website at:</p>
<p align="justify"><a href="http://www.aerialcompany.com/thecompany.asp"><font color="#0000FF"><b>http://www.aerialcompany.com/thecompany.asp</b></font></a></p>
<p align="justify">The Aerial Cutlery Company was founded in 1912 by Fred Jaeger, Sr., who had been working as a knife salesman based in Duluth, Minnesota. He bought a knife company located in Morris, Illinois and had the operation relocated to Duluth. The Aerial name was chosen to honor a Duluth landmark, the Aerial Bridge. It was a symbol for the "high ideals, lofty aspirations, and quality products" that he envisioned for his company.</p>
<p align="justify">In 1913 the company was moved to Marinette, Wisconsin. Aerial began as a knife and cutlery company with a large line of knives with pictures such as nature and wildlife scenes carved into their handles. The company was a major supplier to Sears Roebuck, and also made custom designed knives. In the 1920's, Aerial was actively involved in selling barber supplies including straight razors, shears, sharpening strops and hones. During the depression days of the 1930's, Aerial began distributing a variety of other goods to keep the company alive during some very lean years, selling radios, fishing equipment, jewelry and silverware as well as their cutlery line.</p>
<p align="justify">During World War II, Aerial did its part to support the war efforts by manufacturing pocketknives, bayonets and military trench knives. Thousands were produced by Aerial for the Armed Forces and Aerial was honored with the prestigious Army-Navy E Award for outstanding effort and contribution.</p>
<p align="justify">Fred (Fritz) Jaeger, Jr. officially joined the family company in 1952. With a Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering, one of his first major tasks was designing bayonets for NATO. In 1960, eight years after Fritz Jaeger, Jr. joined the family company, the decision was made to go exclusively into distribution of beauty and barber supplies, and remains in that business today.</p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/images/bp16-acc.JPG"><img width="100" height="82" alt="bp16-acc.JPG (158985 bytes)" src="http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/bp16-acc_small.JPG" border="2"/></a></p>
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<p align="justify">There are two different markings used by Aerial. The one shown in this photo is the first style, and for some time was the subject of some speculation. During World War One, bolo knives made by the American Cutlery Company of Chicago were marked ACC. In some sources the M3 knives and M4 bayonets so marked were identified as being made by American Cutlery, and it was not until fairly recent years that it was determined that this was in fact an alternate marking used by Aerial Cutlery. This one has the first type plate, and the grip is made using washers of different diameters.</p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/images/bp16-aerial.JPG"><img width="100" height="85" alt="bp16-aerial.JPG (169347 bytes)" src="http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/bp16-aerial_small.JPG" border="2"/></a></p>
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<p align="justify">This one is unusual to me in that the Aerial markings are very crude looking (note the normal style of marking in the upper left inset that I borrowed from an auction listing). I have seen one or two others with similar markings but don't know the reason for the difference. It is a later production specimen with the 2<sup>nd</sup> type plate and V grooved grip.</p>
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<p align="justify">Production contracts for Aerial were:</p>
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<tbody><tr><td width="12%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Quantity</font></font></p>
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<td width="11%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Price</font></font></p>
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<td width="17%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Award Date</font></font></p>
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<td width="20%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Contract #</font></font></p>
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<td width="15%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Finish Date</font></font></p>
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<td width="26%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Notes</font></font></p>
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<tr><td width="12%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">30,921</font></font></p>
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<td width="11%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">2.2308</font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="17%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">07/12/1944</font></font></p>
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<td width="20%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">W11-022-ORD-474</font></font></p>
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<td width="15%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">12/1944</font></font></p>
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<td width="26%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Conversion of M3 to M4 production</font></font></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td width="12%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">18,000</font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="11%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">2.2308</font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="17%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">10/30/1944</font></font></p>
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<td width="20%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">W11-022-ORD-5699</font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="15%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">06/1945</font></font></p>
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<td width="26%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">New Award</font></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td width="12%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">26,977</font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="11%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">2.2808</font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="17%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">12/20/1944</font></font></p>
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<td width="20%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">W11-022-ORD-5720</font></font></p>
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<td width="15%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">06/1945</font></font></p>
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<td width="26%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">New Award</font></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td width="12%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">16,000</font></font></p>
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<td width="11%" valign="top"><p><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">2.2808</font></font></p>
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<td width="17%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">03/05/1945</font></font></p>
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<td width="20%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">W11-022-ORD-5720</font></font></p>
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<td width="15%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">11/1945</font></font></p>
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<td width="26%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Additional Award to Previous Contract</font></font></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td width="12%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">6,091</font></font></p>
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<td width="11%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">2.2308</font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="17%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">03/24/1945</font></font></p>
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<td width="20%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">W11-022-ORD-7907</font></font></p>
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<td width="15%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">12/1945</font></font></p>
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<td width="26%" valign="top"><p align="center">New Award</p>
<p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Believed Cancelled</font></font></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td width="12%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">13,000</font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="11%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">2.0300</font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="17%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">07/28/1945</font></font></p>
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<td width="20%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">W11-022-ORD-9320</font></font></p>
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<td width="15%" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">04/1946</font></font></p>
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<td width="26%" valign="top"><p align="center">New Award</p>
<p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"><font size="2">Cancelled 08/1945</font></font></p>
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<p align="justify">Approximate number delivered by Aerial: 91,898</p> John! Steve! :)tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12691062015-02-17T22:34:10.744ZJohn w schmidthttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/Johnwschmidt
John! Steve! :)
John! Steve! :) Steve! How do you get the pic…tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12692802015-02-17T22:31:08.596ZJohn w schmidthttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/Johnwschmidt
Steve! How do you get the pics to be viewable? If I load three at a time only one shows up and I have to click the JPEG to see it. Am I dumb?
Steve! How do you get the pics to be viewable? If I load three at a time only one shows up and I have to click the JPEG to see it. Am I dumb? Glitch in photos--Sorry they…tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12691052015-02-17T22:28:36.460ZJohn McCainhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnMcCain
<p>Glitch in photos--Sorry they are showing upside down--- I know Leo was having this problem a few days ago-- Right side up in original link and on my own computer files--?????oo</p>
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<p>Glitch in photos--Sorry they are showing upside down--- I know Leo was having this problem a few days ago-- Right side up in original link and on my own computer files--?????oo</p>
<p></p> Here are the images-
tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12692222015-02-17T22:24:52.781ZJohn McCainhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnMcCain
<p>Here are the images-…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457945?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457945?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457644?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457644?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770458365?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770458365?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
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<p>Here are the images-</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457945?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457945?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457644?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770457644?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770458365?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770458365?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770458981?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770458981?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> congratulations John! That i…tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-17:3181080:Comment:12692212015-02-17T22:20:16.048ZSteve Hannerhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/HogHanner
<p>congratulations John! That is one heck of a knife!</p>
<p>congratulations John! That is one heck of a knife!</p>