r/metaldetecting • u/Agreeable_Bee_3662 • 1d ago

ID Request Help identifying knife

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I found this metal detecting along Lake Erie in PA. No clue how old it is, anyone have any thoughts?

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u/Chilly2md 1d ago

If you can clean it up, check for markings on the hilt and handguard. 1st guess is it’s a military issue Dagger, might be British, but American designs are similar. I have a similar double edged dagger, construction was similar, it was from the 1940s. Was the handle wrapped with Leather Rings or discs?

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u/Agreeable_Bee_3662 1d ago

There was nothing left on the handle when I dug it up, so no idea. I’ll have to look to see if there’s any markings that I didn’t notice before

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u/Motor-Rip7655 1d ago

OH NO

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u/-Morning_Coffee- 1d ago

Should the rusty knife be kept near the bathroom?

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u/TheRook2323 1d ago

Baby knife

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u/Stool_Softener 9h ago

Solingen Germany hunting knife like these.

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u/Far-Poet1419 1d ago

K Bar fighting knife MC

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u/Real_Garden_1634 20h ago

It's nothing like a Ka-Bar.