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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on January 27, 2013 at 11:55

Well if I had to guess at this one, I would say it definitely a handmade knife. What looks to be the handle of a tool, possibly a wrench, and then fitted with a blade. That could have been welded or or possibly something hammered out to form the blade. It is hard to make that determination from the picture. I am always amazed at ingenuity!

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on January 27, 2013 at 13:43

It is from a WW II US mess kit

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Permalink Reply by Ron Cooper on January 27, 2013 at 14:30

Yep! Jan nailed it spot on. It's from an old military mess kit.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 27, 2013 at 15:43

You can still buy surplus ones.

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Moores on January 27, 2013 at 16:45

Jan - thanks so much! I appreciate everyone's input! I had told my friends that I was confident one of the "knife crazies" at iKnifeCollector would know!!!

Thanks guys!

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on January 27, 2013 at 17:22

LOL!

See being Knife Crazy comes in handy some times

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on January 27, 2013 at 19:18

Jan Carter said:

LOL!

See being Knife Crazy comes in handy some times

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Permalink Reply by Phillip Kaiser on January 29, 2013 at 14:03

I was going to say just that.It was a US ARMY mess set knife.

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