World War Two Australia & New Zealand Knuckle Knife, commando fighting knife. This knife has a cast aluminum checker grip finger bow leaving 6 inches of the blade exposed. There is a skull crusher pommel. This is the same design as shown as Figure 257/ 258 in Frederick Stephen's Fighting Knives on page 53. It is also pictured on the cover.
Dimensions: 6" blade, 10.75" overall.
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Condition
scabbard is generally stable but has a couple areas of rot and is missing the retaining tab. blade has some pitting.