Gun Collectors Dream Auction 68
Lot 1088:
U.S. M3 Trench Knife marked PAL- which was the PAL Blade & Tool Co., comes with a 7" pointed blade and an overall length of 11.25", comes with a leather handle and steel pommel. The Scabbard appears to be a replica of an M6 Scabbard for the M3 Trench knife. Internet information: The M3 trench knife or M3 fighting knife was an American military combat knife first issued in March 1943. The M3 was originally designated for issue to soldiers, it was particularly designed for use by forces in need of a close combat knife, such as Airborne Units and Army Rangers, so these units received priority for the M3 at the start of production. As more M3 knives became available in 1943 and 1944, the knife was issued to other soldiers such as Army Air Corps crewmen and soldiers not otherwise equipped with a bayonet, including soldiers issued the M1 carbine or a submachine gun such as the M3 submachine gun "grease gun".
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