WWII Colonial US Navy Pilots Survival Giant Jack Knife 6 " W/ Saw For C - 1 Vest
Item History & Price
This is an original WWII U.S. Navy pilot's survival knife that was nicknamed the giant jack knife by the men who used it. This was originally part of the C-1 pilot's survival vest. It is a massive and heavy-duty knife with a "Colonial Prov. R.I." stamp on the blade. The knife is 6" long when folded. When you open up the main blade, the knife measures 10.75" long not including the bail. The blade edge itself is 4.5".
It also has a very sharp heavy-duty saw blade that measures 5" ...long. The saw blade has not been broken or shortened; it is the original size. The handles are not cracked or warped. It has the original bail loop. The main knife blade is locking and when it locks, it is super tight and does not move in any direction. To me it looks like the blade has been parkerized, and it looks all original. One cool thing is it looks like it still has the original blade on the edge and hasn't been sharpened since manufacture.
Both the knife blade and saw blade snap in very strongly. The main blade has a lever that must move over to fold the knife. I have not done anything to this knife. In fact, I've never cleaned any of my knives; I leave it for the winning bidder to design on what level they want to clean it.
Quite a historic WWII large survival knife.
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It also has a very sharp heavy-duty saw blade that measures 5" ...long. The saw blade has not been broken or shortened; it is the original size. The handles are not cracked or warped. It has the original bail loop. The main knife blade is locking and when it locks, it is super tight and does not move in any direction. To me it looks like the blade has been parkerized, and it looks all original. One cool thing is it looks like it still has the original blade on the edge and hasn't been sharpened since manufacture.
Both the knife blade and saw blade snap in very strongly. The main blade has a lever that must move over to fold the knife. I have not done anything to this knife. In fact, I've never cleaned any of my knives; I leave it for the winning bidder to design on what level they want to clean it.
Quite a historic WWII large survival knife.
Please ask if you have any questions. Check out my eBay listings for more neat and obscure antiques. I combine shipping, pack securely and ship promptly.old antique vintage retro america american adv adv. advertising history historic antique vintage delicate us usa united states of america early 1900s turn of the century collectibles ancient victorian // military ww2 world war two soldier soldiers home front homefront red white and blue marine marines training camp camps official navy naval military war gun guns shooting range rifle rifles spanish american war span-am 1890s 1900s army infantry regiment battalion patriotic great war ww1 wwi world war one doughboy artillery trench warfare cannon howitzer division regiment brigade machine gun american pocket knife keen kutter folding knife knives blade blades edge edged sharp weapon curved primitive fur trade pioneer pioneers settlers settler early sharp wood skinner skinning butcher hunting hunter buffalos indian plains camping camp survival bushcraft hunting european german pocket size utility knife wine bottle opener accessories multipurpose tools pick manicure fingernail pedicure cleaner grooming tool japan japanese nippon vietnamese vietnam war soldiers fighting battlefield asia asian thailand land field dagger poignard crossguard black blade fixed blade sharp blade jungle warfare wars special forces seal marine army foreign soil combat survival self defense tools new york ny nyc apple navy naval nautical ship sailor marine corp marines ocean underwater scabbard gigantic huge humongous air corps air force pilot pilots wings aeroplane airplane plane flight b-24 b-29 b-17 flying fortress squadron bomber p-51 mustang jacket combat aircraft sustenance antonio paolantonio survival gear cutler usn usa
