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Nice early USN Mk2 Ka-Bar
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A thick peened pommel, complete with tag? Very nice.
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Isnt the pommel screwed on? No pin, or peen?
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The pic shows a sunburst rivet on the tang? At least that's what I thought it was called. If not then what would the peened tang be? I believe screwed on but otherwise how is it secured?
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I think its screwed on, then the tip of the tang peened to hold it on?
I meant no cross pin through the pommel, as in later thinner pommels..
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That's right, that's what I was talking about. Otherwise it would be thin pommel pinned. That eliminated the threading of the pommel.
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This is a picture of the early heavy spanner pommel that was screwed on. It didn't prove strong enough, and they went to the peened tang. Later they went to a thinner pommel that was pinned from side to side as well as peened.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...09/x6lnl-1.jpg
This is the late thin pommel which was peened as well as pinned.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../11kvyat-1.jpg
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Thanks for sharing those pic's . You guy's got some nice Kabars:thup:
I didn't know about the care card. I've never seen one .
Thanks Again
Semper Fi
Phil
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Is the early screwed on pommel, or peened tang pommel scarcer than the other?