Nice early USN Mk2 Ka-Bar

[Garandrew]

Early butt, blade marked, BOYT -43- scabbard, with care card, and leg tie

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[browningautorifle]

A thick peened pommel, complete with tag? Very nice.

[Garandrew]

Isnt the pommel screwed on? No pin, or peen?

[browningautorifle]

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?

[Garandrew]

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..

[browningautorifle]

That's right, that's what I was talking about. Otherwise it would be thin pommel pinned. That eliminated the threading of the pommel.

[Johnny Peppers]

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.



This is the late thin pommel which was peened as well as pinned.

[browningautorifle]

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[AZPhil]

Thanks for sharing those pic's . You guy's got some nice Kabars

I didn't know about the care card. I've never seen one .
Thanks Again
Semper Fi
Phil

[Garandrew]

Is the early screwed on pommel, or peened tang pommel scarcer than the other?