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The Knife Thread.....

Here in my desk is what's left of maybe a Japanese bayonet ? Markings on the blade are a large circle with small and medium circles inside and a cross hatch.

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soundmotor said:
The mid to late 80s was a fertile time for the US manufacturers trying out new materials. The Bucklites, Gerber LST, & Gerber 500/600 are great knives. They weigh next to nothing and are tough. Whenever I hike I usually have one with me.
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My thoughts exactly to. These bucks were still made in the US and hold a great blade. I am a real stickler about my pocket knifes being light. Can't stand ones that weigh so much they pull your pants down lol. I beat the ever loving crap out of that little buck and it took everything I threw at it and smiled. In my opinion one of the most underrated knives from the 80's. Originals can still be got for next to no money. Side note about Bucks is they are very easy to date by the codes stamped on em.
 
Beatnik said:
Here in my desk is what's left of maybe a Japanese bayonet ? Markings on the blade are a large circle with small and medium circles inside and a cross hatch.

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A guess only though without seeing it. I don't know bayonets that well but I don't believe it's Japanese. I think it started out as a British 1907 pattern bayonet and then was converted to a fighting knife. That wasn't uncommon in theater and that is the name given to these, "theater knives". The workmanship ranges from crude to fantastic and it depends solely on where the owner spent most of his time. I would guess yours belonged to someone in the Army. That could mean he was near a tank repair crew that had some equipment. Marines & sailors typically had the best ones as the ships had forges, machine shops, and a variety of materials to use for the handle. Supposedly anytime you see one with clear plexiglass in the handle it came from a Kamikaze plane crash into the ship. Good story at the knifeshow anyways.....

More bayonet based ones here -

https://www.google.com/search?q=190...ADcQ_AUIBygC#tbm=isch&q=bayonet+theater+knife
 
Beatnik said:
Here in my desk is what's left of maybe a Japanese bayonet ? Markings on the blade are a large circle with small and medium circles inside and a cross hatch.

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Can you post a close up of the markings?

There may be a way to match the markings to known shin gunto arsenal stamps (service, region, maker, etc)
 
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Erik Tracy said:
Can you post a close up of the markings?

There may be a way to match the markings to known shin gunto arsenal stamps (service, region, maker, etc)
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Here's some pics of the markings on the blade (three circles and three lines), There are #'s on the butt of the handle which I guess throws out the Japanese thought 3599341 ? I figured this thing had been mangled over the years, especially with the plexiglass handle.

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Beatnik said:
Here's some pics of the markings on the blade (three circles and three lines), There are #'s on the butt of the handle which I guess throws out the Japanese thought 3599341 ? I figured this thing had been mangled over the years, especially with the plexiglass handle.

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Nothing conclusive.

The shape conforms to some Japanese bayonets.

And the circles within the circles do match some Japanese arsenal stamps (Nagoya).
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Nothing special here as these all get used, and hard ! If you cannot tell I like US made Bucks.

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Kids got me this one for fathers day
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My favorite current production, well may be a year or two old now, buck
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Beater parker k-139
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Older to newer Bucklite's. Least the ones I can find. My all time fav pocket knife
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They all get the job done.
 
And a couple of Gerbers, also from the late `70s....first up is the Bob Loveless-designed Guardian, a wicked little knife, complete with the optional "Hideout Rig", which could be configured in a number of ways to allow stealthy carry in several places around the body. First production run, low serial number.

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And, also from the same time period (when Gerber was still a REAL knife company), the "Subway Survivor" knife....
(for you vintage cyclists, that`s Bailey rubber handlebar tape around the grip....it`s perfect !)

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