I got an interesting knife in the recent Rock Island auction. It was desribed as a #5 with six inch blade. However, the photo showed a "dip" in the blade just in front of the hilt with thumb notches. I thought maybe it was a #1. I got the knife last week and the thumb notches on the blade look odd. There are three photos attached. One shows the knife and sheath, one photo is a comparison of the new knife (on the right) and a correct #5 and the third shows the new knife with "dip" and thumb notches up close. It looks to me like a previous owner might have ground the "dip" and added the thumb notches. What do you think?
- Buckspen