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m1903rifle
02-21-2014, 03:58
I need help in identifying the manufacturer of this M1917 Trench knife. It would appear that some restoration/clean-up has been done prior to me getting it.

keith smart
02-22-2014, 04:25
Looks like American Cutlery . Is any portion of A.C.CO U.S.A. identifiable in photo 1?

ebeeby
02-22-2014, 06:07
I have one with exactly that handle but it has a cruciform blade. I think it is a reproduction.

Bayonet
02-23-2014, 06:29
Has the style of the A.C.Co. knuckle bow, but the marking is nowhere near right. Not like anything I have seen.

Top marking a known reproduction, bottom is original.

http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/Images_4/M1917_ACC_Repro_marksz.JPG