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BALL & CLAW dagger / Fighting Knife Viet Nam War Era post WWII good cond

$ 29.04

Availability: 48 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Antique original - " BALL & CLAW hilt DAGGER - made in Japan ,..circa mid 1960s - - these were a copy of the original German WWI / WWII ERA ball and claw hilted fighting knives ,...the Japanese version was slightly more diminutive in size and weight ) -It sports a 6" blade -The over all length is about 10" when measured in the sheath -- it looks unissued - never used - never sharpened ( except by the factory )!-This is the last of a group that was discovered in the basement of a long defunct hardware store - - these were also purchased at the army base PX / post exchange & carried by soldiers in Viet Nam as a back up novelty knife - Don't pass it up - it's near mint ,.. unused - ( most of these were played with and thrown by teenagers playing in the back yards of America - mint examples are few and far in between !
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan

    Description

    Antique original
    - " BALL & CLAW hilt DAGGER -
    made in Japan ,..
    circa  1950s -  1960s -
    - these were a copy of the original German WWI / WWII ERA ball and claw hilted fighting knives ,...the Japanese version was slightly more diminutive
    in size and weight ) -
    It sports a 6" blade -
    The over all length is about 10" when measured in the sheath -
    - it looks unissued - never used - never sharpened
    ( except by the factory )!-
    This is the last of a group that was discovered in the basement of a long defunct hardware store -
    - these were also purchased at the army base PX / post exchange &
    carried by soldiers in Viet Nam as a back up novelty knife -
    Don't pass it up - it's near mint ,.. unused - ( most of these were played with and thrown by teenagers playing in the back yards of America - mint examples are few and far in between !
    Sorry ,
    no over seas shipping