The leather is solid and supple throughout and the stitching and staple backed rivets are all solidly in place. The leather scabbard is in good condition. The original issue sharpening stone is present in the pouch on the front of the scabbard. The knife’s leather washer grip is in very good condition, with only some minor scuffing and light handling marks present. The blade retains about 65% of its original factory parkerized finish. The blade is excellent and appears to retain its original factory edge. The knife was issued with a leather scabbard that had a pouch on the front for a sharpening stone. These knives were initially issued to Naval Air Crews but saw service with airmen in all branches of US military service including the Seal Teams. The post-1962 knives were produced by the Camillus Cutlery Company and Milpar during the Vietnam Era. In 1962, the knife was modified by reducing the blade to 5” in length. As originally designed it had a 6”, saw back blade. The knife was originally designed in 1957 as a joint issue between the Navy Weapons Bureau and the Marbles Arms Company. Wonderful condition Vietnam Era Jet Pilot Survival Knife. This grouping is comprised of the following items: The SEALs are trained to operate in all environments (sea, air, and land) for which they are named. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting small-unit maritime military operations that originate from, and return to, a river, ocean, swamp, delta, or coastline. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land Teams, commonly abbreviated as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. He passed away in 2009 and his obituary can be found at this link.
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