Picked these 2 items up at an antique place

[Patriot474]

One is a U.S. Military trench knife, I cant really identify if its out of World War II or sometime after. What searching I did found me a couple knifes that looked like it, 2 was from the Vietnam Era, the other was World War II.

The other item is probably a little unrelated with this site, but I thought it might of been a rare item of interest.

Its a L.S.U. Student Handbook from 1935-1936 and its in beautiful condition with the exception being the top left corner has a ding, at first I thought this was a reprint but could find no where inside the book stating it was a reproduction. Its something totally unique that Ive never seen before and havent found one online anywhere, truthfully dont know what it is or how they were distributed.

Going back to the Military Knife, its a U.S. Camillias or however it is spelled.

 

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[Retired Sarge]

Patriot474 are there any markings at all on the blade? This will clear up a lot of confusion and speculation.

Mike
USAF Retired

 

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[Patriot474]

no it just says US Camillius at the bottom of the blade.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Look on both sides of the hilt (guard) as well as top and bottom of both sides. There may be something on that.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Well we can put the Ka-Bar name to rest then, read below for the history on the name Ka-Bar, but in a nut shell Ka-Bar was a name brand per-se of Union Cutlery Co, until they changed the company name to Ka-Bar. This knife in question is a Camillius, now it's just a matter of figuring out if it's a USN or USMC version. Like HPD mentioned look at the back side of the guard (blade end) they are normally marked there.

C 1942: Soon after the start of World War II, the Union Cutlery Company submits a Ka-Bar branded knife to the U.S. Marine Corps for issue to fighting personnel.

1945: Although the original design presented was not up to par, the Marine Corps accepts a reworked design of the knife and begins issuing it as their standard fighting/utility knife.

1952: Due to its role in the War, the Ka-Bar name had achieved such a high level of fame that Danforth Brown and the directors of the company decide to change the corporate name to Ka-Bar Cutlery, Inc., dropping the Union Cutlery name entirely.

Mike
USAF Retired

 

[High Plains Digger]

I wanted to add the photo of my hilt. I know, hold me back, too much excitement for one evening. But I didn't know this stamp was on there until a few days ago, and this has been my main instrument of excavation for 7 or 8 years.