I could not remember the name of the plated knife company, and thanks for the memory jog. Had only seen it once or twice, and much more familiar with the American outfits doing same with firearms and building pipe bombs with triggers. Looking forward to the photos, for sure, but meanwhile, have a great weekend.

looong PS- there has been a lot of research on the older knives, but yet, much of history was not saved, much is still reasoned assumption on most all of them, and assumptions later become "fact" with very little supporting evidence. Just because a similar knife was an xyz does not necessarily mean all are xyz, that being a logical fallacy and also unscientific (which is filled with unwarranted assumptions).

It keeps them interesting. The first posted knife arrives today, and I hope to find some sign missed by others of its source. The handle is very similar to the post-war plated knives. Everything else is not, including it being likely of earliest Kabar wartime production, left in original (actual Bonderized) finish, tang peened or repeened, original guard. Who does all that handle work to an old used knife, or goes through that trouble on an already assembled milsurp, and leaves everything else as is? Or, perhaps still post-war, never issued earliest blades sold off (?) and put together an earlier way even though discontinued? More questions than answers. I love cool old stuff.