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Comment by doug siddens on April 20, 2020 at 21:05

Ah, the very knife I'm looking for information on.  Mine was recovered from the bilge.  I've cleaned it up and developed the edge.  I think the mark was used 1955 to 1965.  

Comment by Ralph Bishop on September 20, 2013 at 17:48

Thank you for the info on my Ka-bar knife. I'm sorry it took do long to get back to you.

Comment by Jan Carter on September 12, 2013 at 20:35

Thank Paul!  Well there you go, the best info we could get.  Right from Ka Bar!

KnifeMaker Comment by Paul Tsujimoto on September 11, 2013 at 14:18

Ralph,

This is a KA-BAR Rope Knife. It came in two variations.

1) Had the knife and a separate steel marlinspike with a leather sheath

2) In addition to the spike, the deluxe "Yachtsman" Version also had a pliers with an adjustable wrench on one leg. All in a bigger sheath.

They were built around the 1960s-78 give or take a few years.

Hope this helps.

 

Paul