Ronnie, is this a documented fact? I've been surprised in other fields how often well-known-widely-accepted-facts were proven to be circular in documentation... and not accurate. Also, this looks a lot like a Heiser model C sheath to my inexperienced eyes. How do you identify it as Johnson? I thought the switch to Johnson was later, 1963 or so, and didn't have the riveted keeper?

You are right about lots of cool knives out there. But this one ... I'm sitting here looking at my bank statement, looking at my 60s-early 70s combat Randalls that I swore I would limit myself to acquiring ... and wondering if this knife is worth a.. say ... $5,000 shot. The fact that it is a vet of S.E.Asia is compelling.

Regards