Re: Has anyone seen a knife like this? Early 1700's
You have come to the right place on this one. I have been a military collector and dealer for 35 years. The knife is either a WW2 issue camulis which is only the most common makers of these knives. There are however many other makers all of which are rarer. The name is always found on what is known as the ricasso which is the upper portion of the knife which is not sharp where it attaches to the grib crossguard. Unfortunately, the blade is pitted to the point where there does not appear to be any name on the ricasso cause there is not much of the ricasso left. Anyway, it was either a WW2 issue or a reproduction made after WW2 of the same knife type. Looksrealtome and not a repro but the differences are so minimal ( that being blade width, crossguard width, etc) that it cannot be known by looking at the picture cause the blade and crossguard may have already withered to the point where its impossible to tell. Both real and repro had the exact same stacked washer handle. Most likely its real. A standard issue WW2 Camulis goes for about $ 75 in exc or better. condition. Any other questions on this one feel free to ask as I know the topic of combat knives well.
