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Rare WWII Original, Complete & Identified John Ek #1 Commando Fighting Knife

It’s always exciting to get your hands on an original John Ek knife, as they seem increasingly scarce these days. A fabulous example of the #1 Commando Fighting Knife, complete with its rare original leather sheath. This knife has clearly seen some use but remains in honest used condition and not abused. Overall length is 12” with a 6 7/8” blade. As well as having the rare original leather sheath, both the knife and sheath have been inscribed with the original owners name ‘Sidney Elliott’, so possibly a great research project. And of course this personalization means that the knife and sheath are totally original to one another. With a serial number of 1B891 clearly stamped at the ricasso. Very slight movement to the wooden grip scales - a common issue due to shrinkage but this is very minimal and hardly noticeable but mentioned for complete openness. Due to it’s age and condition, this is not the ‘prettiest’ Ek but that’s not the point, it’s original, totally honest, complete and identified too, a rare survivor of a very scarce WWII Commando Knife.

Price: $1,140

Items Code: #00814

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