27 Feb 2023 Garand Picture of the Day

[RAM1ALASKA]

Interesting fighting knife hanging from belt of Marine on the left in last picture !
Anybody have more to add on this?

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[browningautorifle]

Interesting fighting knife hanging from belt of Marine on the left in last picture !
Anybody have more to add on this?

Would be the Marine Raider stiletto. They were very similar to the Fairburn Sykes but had a sintered aluminum handle that eventually starts to disintegrate with age. Most examples I see currently show some flaking.

[pickax]

Would be the Marine Raider stiletto. They were very similar to the Fairburn Sykes but had a sintered aluminum handle that eventually starts to disintegrate with age. Most examples I see currently show some flaking.

A good chronology on these knives including the Mairine raider version on USMF
Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knives. - EDGED WEAPONS - U.S. Militaria Forum