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Permalink Reply by Jonathan emrich on February 11, 2016 at 19:29

Btw I picked this up at a garage sale for a buck. ...can't beat that

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on February 12, 2016 at 14:41

Jonathan-Here are your pictures

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on February 12, 2016 at 14:56

Jonathan-Your sheath was made by Knife-Crafters of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia circa 1940's , a custom knife company.Here is a link to " Blade's Guide to Knives & Their  Values" 7th edition page 358 which tells the complete story of Knife-Crafters.

https://books.google.com/books?id=E6NZd17WtWoC&pg=PA358&lpg...

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on February 12, 2016 at 15:12

Jonathan-Knife-Crafters was best known for throwing knives, but they also made combat knives for our fighting men during WWII.From what I've read, they often cut down the blades from bayonets and swords to make some of their combat knives. If the knife matches the sheath it is pretty valuable. Even the sheath alone is probably worth many times what you paid for it.On a side note, here is a comment from Bernard Levine I found about Giles Wetherhill .

"Custom Knife" is an unfortunate misnomer that just won't go away. The term was coined by Giles Wetherill in the 1930s. He sold "custom" knives to rich sportsmen by taking their measurements -- in imitation of the way a custom shotgun is fitted. He then proceeded to make them the exact same knife he made for everybody else, and charge them 10x the price of the best factory knife of the time.Bill Scagel made fun of Wetherill's racket, probably ticked off that he hadn't thought of it himself. 

Here is an ad from 1945 for Knife-Crafters-

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan emrich on February 12, 2016 at 15:59

John thank you so much for the information on the sheath however I am kind of in the dark still about the knife even though the knife has no tang stamp or identifying marks on it at all is there a possibility that this knife is original to the sheath and the same sheath was used for both the knife and the throwing knives that were produced? If not is there anything else you might be able to tell me about the knife itself?

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