Description: WW2, OSS SMATCHET made by W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company:Rare, 2nd Pattern "Type-2" OSS SmatchetParkerized leaf-shaped bladeBlade is very sharp on one side, (point is also sharp) - see picturesWW2 British-made, leather over plywood Scabbard, (belt-loop is intact)Massive 11" Long Blade, 16.25" Overall Length, (weight: approximately 1 lb., 9 oz.)Everything is tight, no loose parts whatsoever - this is a superb knife!The US Government requested these knives be made without manufacturer markings i.e., "sterile" so that the origin could not be determined if the knives were captured, (see example of this knife on Page 156 of US Military Knives, Bayonets & Machetes, Book III, by Cole on Page 157, is a letter dated 1960 from the president of W.R. Case & Sons confirming Case made the "sterile" Smatchet in WW2)This knife came from a collector in the UK, (unknown owner/service member, but definitely carried/used)
Price: 1400 USD
Location: Vinton, Virginia
End Time: 2024-09-10T11:30:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Region of Origin: United States
