W.R. Case and Sons V-42 First Special Service...

Force Stiletto Reproduction in Box. A contemporary reproduction of the World War II V-42 combat stiletto manufactured by W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery Co. as a tribute to the First Special Service Force, also known as The Devil's Brigade. The knife features a double-edged blued steel stiletto blade with a distinct thumbprint ricasso characterized by vertical gimping. The blade ricasso is stamped CASE on the mark side and V-42 USA 2018 on the pile side. The handle is constructed of stacked leather washers and is fitted with an oval steel crossguard featuring a leather buffer pad. The pommel is a threaded conical skull crusher design. The accompanying long-pattern leather sheath is a reproduction of the original wartime design, featuring steel-reinforcing teeth at the throat, diamond-shaped brass rivet covers, and a leather tie-down cord. The sheath is embossed CASE 1942 along with a stylized logo. This item includes the original factory presentation box and a Certificate of Authenticity for model 21994. Overall length: 12.5 inches Blade length: 7.25 inches. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping - once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping - pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346