Original U.S. WWII Theater-Made Aluminum Knuckle Fighting Knife with Original Leather Sheath Availability_Domestic This is a lovely service

This is a lovely service worn example of the increasingly difficult to find Budenovka

Fire selector is still functional

it had to bee reamed out

which had been assigned to Camp Ascom in December 1948

Original U.S. WWII Theater-Made Aluminum Knuckle Fighting Knife with Original Leather Sheath Availability_Domestic This is a lovely serviceOriginal Item: One of a kind. Theater knives are knives made by military personnel in the various theaters of war. Each knife is unique in its own way due to the maker's style, preferences and materials available. Most theater knives were made from spare parts, wreckage, tools and already existing blades. These knives were made by the armorers and engineers on request. The larger ships needed to have skilled fabricators on board to make repairs and