Here is an interesting little WW-II style dagger I recently bought. It fits into the category of "Theater Made" knives although it was professionally made. The blade is only 5.5 inches long but it is a lethal bit of steel.
There are absolutely no markings to let us know the nationality or the maker. Most likely it is English or possibly American. Three professional style cutlery rivets affix the handle scales. The handle has the same look to it as a kitchen knife. Could someone have ground down a larger butcher knife and added a guard from the front? I briefly had that thought but a close look with a magnifying glass showed the guard butted up against the blade from the back side. I cannot tell whether the handle scales are wood or some phenolic material. It looks a lot like the work of the mysterious John Paisley, even the size and shape of the oval nickle silver guard. But since it lacks any stampings of any kind I guess we'll never know who made it, or who carried it.
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As a follow-up, do you have any opinion of the James Williams designed CRKT-offered "Shinbu"
http://www.crkt.com/2915?
Hey, Dan, thanks for your input. I placed an order with Gary in March of last year, and he's missed three promised deadlines. Plus, he doesn't proactively coummunicate, so unless I contact him I never hear from him. His knives are great but I've pretty much lost hope ever seeing another. I'm thinking of giving the shinbu a try but probably won't because I fear what the quality is. Reading comments about other James Williams CRKT knives, they seem to require some additonal sharpening as they come from CRKT. That's not bad and can be dealt with. but I don't know anything about how good the metal is that they use, that is probably my biggest concern. CRKT doesn't say where the knife is made so I fear it's made in China and that's a huge drawback because it's hard to trust the quality of anything from there.
Thanks, Dave, sorry about the name mix-up
i removed few of my comments because they were more of a personal nature than a commentary on the topic.
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