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A recently acquired WWII combat knife

by Kevin D

Dec 17, 2022

I was able to add a PAL RH-36 to my little collection recently.  The sheath is original but a bit rough.  The knife itself was in decent condition once I was able to clean it up a little bit.  No significant dings on the pommel, a near full blade (measures ≈ 6-3/32" from the guard), and the leather disc handle is in good condition).

From various features, I believe that this is from March 1941 to mid 1943, but I am admittedly not as versed in the PAL products as some of the other knives and bayonets that I have at the moment.

If I am correct, this was almost certainly carried by one of our servicemen.

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    Lars Ray

    How in the world did I miss not joining this group sooner? Sheesh...I am well behind my time here....

    So Kevin - great find! You have several PAL knives now don't you? What a great add to the collection.

    Dec 17, 2022

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    Kevin D

    Always good to hear from you Lars!

    Actually, this is my first PAL knife.  I have almost made a point of avoiding them before now.

    Of the ones that could be associated with PAL...

    • The RH44 is a Remington Dupont.(1938)
    • The Mk1 is a Robeson Shuredge No 20
    • Mk2 (1) is a early Camillus
    • Mk2 (2) is a mid to late Robeson

    Most of the PAL knives that I had seen in the past were post-war and I really was not very interested in those.  But perhaps I need to not discount a knife strictly because it was made by a particular company.

    Dec 17, 2022

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    Lars Ray

    Yep - you're right, I think I was thinking of your RH44 earlier...swine initials all look the same!  :-)

    Dec 17, 2022