Original U.S. WWII Theatre Made Custom Brass Handle Souvenir Knuckle Knife U.S. Documents & Books with a few small holes/tears

with a few small holes/tears

is either a great piece of movie memorabilia

however both have faded to a gray patina

built under license in Spain where it was the standard medium machine gun

but they were missing the sights and spanner

Original U.S. WWII Theatre Made Custom Brass Handle Souvenir Knuckle Knife U.S. Documents & Books with a few small holes/tearsOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a custom theater made knuckle knife, with a brass "knuckle" grip and a long thin steel blade. These knives were made by the armorers and engineers, usually in the Pacific theater. The large capital ships needed to have skilled fabricators on board to make repairs and modifications to weapons and gear. Usually the blades were made from existing weapons or from steel components, and the hilts were cast from metals