jesus christ.thats a real SS youth knife?fuck but yeah i knew that kbar knife was janky.guess ill tell my uncle if i ever see him.i guess the real interesting part is who and why they made that POS?china? theres gotta be a story more interesting than the knife.maybe some vietniemse kid found some parts and put it together.put i thanks guys.looks like we found a fake.those janky bastards are getting good.No! If I am not mistaken they "authentic K-Bars were made from High carbon Steel or subsequent ones. As an SS knife cannot start a fire when striking a "ferro rod".
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That discoloration you see is cause buy striking a ferro rod, using the spine of the knife to start a fire.
This knife is a German Youth Knife a "Boy Scout" knife. made of Solligen steel. That knife is circa 1972. Purchased for $2.99 CAD. Besides staring fires, I have shaved with it in the past. Every now and again I used to "reblue" the blade. It has been a while. That knife has been to hell and back. The knife portrait is it original? IMHO No! for the aforementioned reasons. But hey, I've been wrong before. I would turn that knife down for my aforementioned reasons, however. I hope this helps
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