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My brother was going through my long passed away half uncle’s stashed gear- it was hidden away probably in the 1970’s- and came across this knife.
A google search gave me some some basic info on the Remington UMC cutlery line that was bought by “PAL” and this pattern knife wast turned into the WWII combat knife.
Outside of that, does anyone know anything more about these? My uncle was an Army officer stateside during the end of WWII, and through the beginning of Korea. The knife itself is in really good condition for being uncared for for… 50 years maybe? It’s still razor sharp, I mean I just shaved some hair off my arm with it.
Pretty sure this is now an heirloom and will be passed down to future generations, but I’m just looking for more info on what the knife is and any stories behind this model
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It makes me think of the K-bar, with a slightly modified guard, grip and pommel
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain)
Okay, the fact that it's marked both Remington and UMC dates it in the 1925-1932 range, and also makes it more collectible than the later PAL RH-36. At least from what I can find
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain)
Generally collectible as most Remington vintage knives are, and hard to find in good condition since these were sold as working man knives by Remington before 1939 when they sold the line to PAL who then switched to WWII Production.
Most of the ones you find were USED (spelled A-B-U-S-E-D)!!! Yours is in pretty nice shape and assuming the leather is still pliable and not cracking (any cracking means that the leather is beyond conditioning for restoration purposes BUT conditioning will hold back further deterioration) means it's a good example. Prices are all over the place on these. I've seen them go from cheap to a few hundred depending on how bad a collector needs one to fill a hole in the collection. But you don't care about that because you're not selling since it's family history.
I'd give it a light cleaning and condition the leather, including the stacked handle, and put it in a shadow box with Uncles name on it. And yes they take a scary edge. I have an old Marbles from that vintage and it'll shave you, but the steel is relatively soft so it needs retouching while in use and constant sharpening has worn many an example to a VERY different blade profile.
Thanks for all the info, guys. The sheath is still 'serviceable' but it really is showing it's age- floppy and worn in some areas, hardened and stained in others.
I like the shadowbox idea. I may clean it up and use it on a hunt this year then clean it and put it on display.
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Thanks for all the info, guys. The sheath is still 'serviceable' but it really is showing it's age- floppy and worn in some areas, hardened and stained in others.
I like the shadowbox idea. I may clean it up and use it on a hunt this year then clean it and put it on display.
That sounds like a great way to honor and keep alive the family history! Maybe have your son do the same in the future, kind'a make it a generational tradition.
