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I have added to my collection a WWII blade marked "Case M3" with a 7 groove grip. Cole's example shows knife with 8 grooves and I've seen several listings online referring to a sellers "rare 7 groove...

I have added to my collection a WWII blade marked "Case M3" with a 7 groove grip. Cole's example shows knife with 8 grooves and I've seen several listings online referring to a sellers "rare 7 groove...

Thank you Bob! If that's true of all of them, that's the kind of "fine tuning" that I was looking for.

Here is a better pic. There is a small marking (RZM) on the back. Small enough that it seems unlikely that it would have been added to a fake. But I still question the Swastika, so bold on the front....

Thank you Sarge. That's what I was thinking, but I just didn't have a "ballpark" for the price.
Regards.

So the scabbard is for a Hitler Youth knife, just like it looks. But the "decal" was probably added later? Does a lone scabbard such as this have any value? I realize the "paratrooper" knife, like...

This is being sent to me for my consideration. But I am suspicious of the bright nazi markings. Haven't seen another quite so boldly marked. The fact that it was with a "paratroopers knife" doesn't...

New on this site. Interested in U.S. military steel and history. Hoping to pick some brains.