Trench knife Military hallmarked on steel Blade 1941 US ww2 NEW PHOTOS added !

Description: Old item with Great healthy grip…..New pictures taken …using graffiti pencil…. Anyone…. know ….who this might be ? , Copper pommel , Copper Ferrule , Copper cross guard ….. , (stamped on EACH end ,of copper Cross guard ( 1941 ) and the other end stamped (US) …on cross guard ends …..pictured Blade is worn ..very much …but very .sharp double edges , Used From old collection … Not sure as too what I have…..Private make , trench knife ….or cut down sword ?Please advise …if possible Private inspection is available…Please ask , north east pa…two hours north …from philadelphia I CAN see the Hallmark ..in the photo were picture can be ENLARGED.....if only some one knew what the HALL MARK RESEMBLES ..we could move forward... Ulysses S. Grant's sword. Photo courtesy of Heritage Auctions; www.historical.ha.com Ulysses S. Grant's Sword SellsGeneral U.S. Grant was known to sit under a tree and whittle with his pocketknife — sometimes while a battle raged around him. Perhaps it was a cathartic release for the general, who went on to become the 18th president. Oddly, none of Grant's pocketknives have shown up in the various memorabilia marketplaces around the world, but his swords have. Grant was presented with several swords during his military career, none more expensive than the one given him in 1864 that sold at a 2007 auction in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for $1,673,000.The sword was Presented to Lieut. General Ulysses S. Grant by his Friends in Kentucky in Recognition of their great Faith in Leadership and Appointment as General in Chief of the Armies of the United StatesTheodore Roosevelt's blade. Photo by George Grantham Baine, 1885The Rough Rider's Treasured Sheath KnifeIf you wanted to get on Teddy Roosevelt's good side and stay there, you gave him something associated with his favorite pastime: hunting. New York Supreme Court Justice James W. Gerard knew that, which is why he commissioned a super deluxe sheath knife for Roosevelt in 1909.Festooned with intricate engraving, it cost $1,250 to make, which amounts to about $33,000 in today's value. That still pales in comparison to the price paid for the custom-made knife at auction in 2016. It fetched $414,000 from a private collector. A bit pricey, perhaps, but the silver-plated Colt single-action revolver given to Roosevelt by friends on his 54th birthday in 1912 went for $1,275,000 at auction in 2020. In 2010, his 12-gauge Fox double-barreled shotgun sold for $862,000.The Gerard knife is a worthy companion for Roosevelt's firearms. Its ornate handle and pommel of gold were made in New York City by Dreicer & Co., and its blade was fashioned by J. Russell & Co., the Green River knives of which (named after the town in Massachusetts where they originated) became essential tools and weapons for mountain men and were synonymous with the opening of the West.It wasn't the only fancy knife that Roosevelt owned. When he went west to live on a ranch in North Dakota after his mother and first wife died on the same day in 1884, he took along a silver Bowie knife and matching scabbard made by the famous New York City jewelry and silversmith company, Tiffany & Co. The Franklin Mint issued a commemorative replica of the Silver Knife in 1988. That knife's handle is 6 inches long, and the drop-point blade was 7½ inches long. In 1903, Roosevelt recounted how he used a hunting knife to dispatch a cougar that had been cornered by his hounds. In 1907, Roosevelt switched to a plain sheath knife and the Tiffany model became another treasure in the family vault. Presumably, Teddy had all sorts of working knives, and the fancier knives were more for photography sessions.(Note: In the photo, Roosevelt is seen with his highly decorated deer-skin hunting suit, as well as Tiffany-carved hunting knife and rifle. Photographed by George Grantham Baine in 1885 in New York City. The photo is in the public domain from many sources.) i the HALLMARK is on one side of Double edge Blade...very near the CROSS GUARD …well worn …Added info from internet ..very interesting…..Dwight D. Eisenhower's pocketknife. Photo courtesy of Nate D. Sanders Auctions, www.NateDSanders.comTwo of a KindThough they each rose to greatness as presidents, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan were down-home sorts from humble beginnings. They also owned pocket knives that they used for various chores. In Eisenhower's case, the 34th president packed a 2-5/8-inch Case 6333 Stockman. The knife's tang bears the Case XX stamp, which dates the knife to after 1940. On one of the three knife blades, the initials DDE (Dwight David Eisenhower) have been etched. Ike wound up giving the knife to his secretary as a memento, and her family eventually sold it at auction for $900Ronald Reagan ascended to the rank of captain in the Army Air Force during World War II, and mainly was involved in the production of patriotic films that bolstered the country's war effort. Reagan never saw combat, but he purchased a Randall Model #1 All Purpose Fighter early on. He liked the knife so much that he contacted Randall founder Bo Randall of Orlando and ordered two more. Reagan promoted the knives among his fellow servicemen, and in one letter to Randall he joked, I have become your personal representative.Reagan died in 2004, and his original Randall was to be put on display at the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library in California. However, the knife mysteriously disappeared and its present whereabouts are unknown. Some of the World War II-era Randalls are valued in the $4,000 to $5,000 range.Times change and so do presidential preferences. It's a bit of a stretch to imagine a modern-day president using a knife for anything except cutting up a steak at a White House soiree. Nevertheless, there was a time when pocketknives were as essential to the nation's leaders as they were to the common man. In that at least, knives were one of the cultural chains that bound us together.

Price: 1500 USD

Location: Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-11-24T22:59:28.000Z

Shipping Cost: 20 USD