Odd knife with US Army inscription

Ian · 13th April 2006, 06:23 AM

This is an odd one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6619961175

Strikes me as a misericordia such as used to dispatch the wounded with a stab to the heart ("a little act of mercy"). But why would it have a US Army inscription? Perhaps picked up by a GI overseas who wrote his unit on the blade.

Where would it have come from? Looks like a nice knife, perhaps not very old, with a decent scabbard.

Thoughts???

Ian,

not2sharp · 13th April 2006, 09:45 AM

The markings are superflous; this knife has no likely association with the US miltary. The sheath is wrong for a western made theater knife and soldiers markings are generally more concerened with their names, units, and service numbers.

n2s

13th April 2006, 06:23 AM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,519	Odd knife with US Army inscription This is an odd one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6619961175 Strikes me as a misericordia such as used to dispatch the wounded with a stab to the heart ("a little act of mercy"). But why would it have a US Army inscription? Perhaps picked up by a GI overseas who wrote his unit on the blade. Where would it have come from? Looks like a nice knife, perhaps not very old, with a decent scabbard. Thoughts??? Ian,

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13th April 2006, 09:45 AM	#2
not2sharp Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 210	The markings are superflous; this knife has no likely association with the US miltary. The sheath is wrong for a western made theater knife and soldiers markings are generally more concerened with their names, units, and service numbers. n2s