M3 real or fake

[draugr1]

Can anyone help me if this knife is authentic or fake or provide some info?
Seems real. Quality is real nice. If faked they did a very impressive job.
Thank you

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[Andy54Hawken]

WWII M3 knives generally have two retaining pins in the pommel....
I don't see any pins pictured here ....Hmmm.
Andy

 

[draugr1]

WWII M3 knives generally have two retaining pins in the pommel....
I don't see any pins pictured here ....Hmmm.
Andy

I know a lot of them also didnt have retaining pins. Most have a peened pommel.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I know a lot of them also didnt have retaining pins. Most have a peened pommel.

I used to collect WII M3 knives...even had a Imperial marked one...late War , marked on the guard like yours...
With two pins in the pommel....I have never seen one , either in real life , or pictured that was actual WWII GI issue without two pins.
Andy

 

[Knobgoblin]

Novice opinion.
Assume fake unless you have reason to believe otherwise.
Seems way too crispy fresh to be 60+/- years old. Was it actually unissued? Did you receive the cardboard box? Any cosmoline or other packing grease present?

 

[draugr1]

Novice opinion.
Assume fake unless you have reason to believe otherwise.
Seems way too crispy fresh to be 60+/- years old. Was it actually unissued? Did you receive the cardboard box? Any cosmoline or other packing grease present?

Might have been unissued, but no proof it was unissed. Didnt come in a box.

 

[Knobgoblin]

What I'm saying is this. Anything that old isn't going to be that nice unless it's come down a very few , narrow, paths.

From collector to collector, it wouldn't be cheap. Laying around forgotten, it wouldn't be that nice. If it was still greased up in the box I'd say maybe it was just pure good luck. Pretty long odds on the last one there.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Can anyone help me if this knife is authentic or fake or provide some info?
Seems real. Quality is real nice. If faked they did a very impressive job.
Thank you

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Don't know a damn thing about it but Mr google says:

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Can anyone tell me about this? Found it in the garage & supposedly my grandpa bought it from a swap meet or something like that. It smells really old and nasty. Is it real & can someone tell me about them, Thanks!

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Recently purchased a Camillus M3 (blade stamped) Trench Knife (eBay) and I am pretty sure it is a reproduction. The pommel only has one pin and the leather handle is smaller than an M4 and M2 that I have. The blade stamped font matches other Camillus M3’s I’ve seen and the quality of the blade lo...

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