Jesus man there's like 6,000$ worth of classic knives here! I love WW2 history and these knives. I've got two of them but this is awesome!

Nice Collection. I was concerned about the forward sweep of the blade on my ontario m3 reproduction I just picked up, but I see now that it is identical to many of these historic designs. Awesome!

Well Done!

I found an M3 knife at an antique show over the weekend, 1943 blade dated Camillus with a Moose Co. M6 scabbard for $650. The price is a little high I think and both of them look new so when I first saw them I said to myself "they must be fake". Something told me to get a closer look and see what they smell like. They pass the smell test with flying colors and are almost in perfect, unused condition. The blade has some light scratches from the scabbard but retains the original edge and most of the original finish so I got it. My first M3 knife and it will be hard to find a better one.

thenarsian Thank's for sharing. History to.

Also, check out the ASMR phenomenon. I think your videos are unintentional ASMR gems.

really nice collection!

Thats a lot of $$$ sitting there!

Nice...!!

Also found a fake Moose Co. sheath for $30(from a different seller), someone spent a lot of time trying to age it and make it look really old but the markings and the metal rivets are slightly different from my original and it still smells like new leather.

Thanks seminar6 , you are right. if you store them in their scabbards they rust after time, I only put them into the scabbards for the video. when they get put away they are always stored seperately.

Thanks, I have been collecting for about 10 years+/-

I found one cleaning out a friends garage. Cool find ! I am sure I will get years of use out of it.

@bargunner18 No the scabbards from each M6 scabbard manufacturer were sent to each of the M3 trench knife manufacturers randomly. Any knife could have been paired with any manufacturers scabbard.

A fine collection of M3 knives and M6 scabbards; thanks for posting (6 years ago!). Have you written/published the book on M6 scabbards? Am still using my trusty book by Vincent J. Coniglio and Robert S . Laden on the M3 here in the UK. Anything new would be welcome; those M6 scabbards are mighty fine.

@timsaurusrex The box that they are sitting on is an army foot locker. i picked it up on ebay.

I bought a “battlefield pickup” at a gun show about 10yrs ago. There is only 6 leather washers left and i’m guessing it was under water for some time. There is a good bit of rust on the blade but there are no markings on the knife none! Any ideas?

I've started collecting Ka bar knifes. Not old ones like yours because they'd be had to source in England and the Price would be massive. I love your collection of M3s though.

I bought a reproduction Ontario Knife M3. It broke at the guard/hilt. Snapped off like a broken pretzl. Not sure if the WWII M3 Knives were made of the same steel, but I was sorely unimpressed. Even the current issue M9 bayonet snaps in the same spot. I've seen many broken M9 bayonets. I don't know why they are made so cheaply.

@ss96impala1 Thanks. All L&C M6 scabbards have 4 holes at the top/bottom of the belt loop. if they are missing, it is not original. I am in the middle of writing a book on the M6 scabbard that covers every variation in detail. I have a chapter and a half to go. it should have been completed already but i keep going back to the begining to rewrite it.

Glad you liked it. you should check out the most recent video that i posted, it has approximately 100 knives etc. this video is only a small part of my collection.

Very nice I sold a lot of my M3 to a guy in France in 2003 i am still sick over it!!!

I have a Imperial knife marked"R8 on the blade, handle and leather sheath, also 3M on the handle...blade is 6 3/4" dagger style but only sharpened on one side on each side of the stacked leather handle there's red plastic pieces, do you know anything about this knife? thank you.

thanks. i will be posting more soon

always make sure it Moose Company sheaths have 10 staples.

Nice collection, must have taken some time to get them all.

@555Nato Thanks

where did you get your weapons cache or box thing that the knives were on

I wish I owned just one

I’ve got a kinfolks inc version with no scabbard, it’s been in my family for generations, is it worth much ? seems to be in decent condition.

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what will you be making one of? Whichever one you are making good luck. Send me pics when you are done.

Were specific scabbard manufactures paired with specific knife manufactures?

An M3, its going to take a while though, I got nothing but hand tools and a couple of power tools. Thats why I NEED to be wished luck ! :0

My ontario M3 was ground so poorly the blade looked curved..u ever see this.. is that common?

I will attempt to make one. Wish me luck.

Where is the best place to buy historical knifes like these?

Nice collection ? all m6 L&C 1943 FJA scabbards have 4 holes

I couldn't tell you what the Utica is worth without looking it over but the BMCO scabbard is a reproduction. BMCO is not one of the original manufacturers of the M6. As far as Utica Goes, there are blade dated, blade marked (pinned and peened versions) and a guard marked version. besides the different types there is always condition to take into consideration.

ebay is your best bet for getting an M3 at a good price, but you won't have any luck with the youth knife there. the markings violate ebay rules. you can find plenty of hitler youth knives on other auction sites (your best bet for a good deal). there are plenty of web sites that specialize in ww2 german collectables, but on most of them you will be paying top of the market. just make sure you do some research before you go out and spend any money.

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Was one manufacturer a better quality than the others?

So, your the guy that buys them all up off of eBay? And now thirty dollar knives go up to 300 or more? 😂 I can't believe the price they are nowadays! Just ten years ago you can buy them all day for 30 or 45 dollar's all day long! They were less than an original mark 2! Now mark 3's are going for more! I owned several original war used even, mark 2's and mark3's and sold mine for 25 bucks around ten years and longer ago. I went back on ebay to rebuy the ones I had. And my jaw dropped! $250.00 to 500 dollar's to buy originals now! Recent collectors have made a market for old knives that are still a ton of them out there outrageous! They are not rare. Great collection!