USGI M3 or a just a repro ?

[A square 10]

the serations are missing ....but its very similar i see

[Bizio]

Eickhorn-Solingen red my query email but they did nt answer yet ...

[Bizio]

Finally we came to a solution !
I had posted here BladeForums.com
and makandr, a Russian expert of European blades stated it is a Eickhorn M3 commercial version dated 1970

Thanks again to all the participants to this thread.

[browningautorifle]

Great...that's about what we figured then. Outdated pattern and dropped probably because it didn't market particularly well, or was part of an order that's long since past.

[Bizio]

Great...that's about what we figured then. Outdated pattern and dropped probably because it didn't market particularly well, or was part of an order that's long since past.

True. You pointed me to Eickhorn, the correct brand of the blade.
Thank you again, browningautorifle.

BTW
Heickhorn-Solingen did not answer yet to my email. I wonder if they will ever do that.

[Bizio]

The official answer from Heickhorn-Solingen.

Dear Fabrizio,
that is the M3 combat knife ,but the year I can not tell you.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards
Markus K.
Vertriebsleiter/Sales Manager

Eickhorn-Solingen Ltd.
Kolumbusstr. 6 - D-42655 Solingen Germany

[browningautorifle]

Great...very distinct maybe on that...

[Bizio]

Indeed.

[kosmolinekid]

I have one ! I bought it from then Sherwood International now they are called Northridge . I bought it back in the early 80s at their store in Northridge Calif. . They are a German made M-3 made by Eikorn ( sp ?) they had a line Bayonets also. That was a neat store back then before the internet came out . I remember almost buying a Russian AK Mag pouch for a 100.00 bucks !
I still have mine on a Harness somewhere in some pile of Web Gear . That is still a neat store as those who frequent Calif. Gun Shows will tell you. They always have a neat selection of WWII parts.

[Bizio]

Hi kosmolinekid,
Thanks for posting.
Can you please remember the exact scabbard it came with ?
I bought it with an USGI M8A1 scabbard but I ordered at ebay.com a M8A1 scabbard with "Germany" markings, I wonder if it is the proper one ...

I know Northridge, I bought some items from them at ebay.com









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