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mikechris
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Info on a knife

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Hello all,
I was hoping that someone could give me some info on this knife, year etc...
thank you,
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It is a WW2-era MK2 paratrooper knife.The same knife was sold commercially.
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Thanks Bill,
Question.....What's the difference between the commercial knife and the paratrooper knife?
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the differance is the goverment paid $50 each, we paid $4.95......lol


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