Camillus ka-bar..comercial??

[173herd]

I picked this up at a flea market several years ago. It was advertised as
a military Ka-Bar made by Camillus. I told the seller that I believed it was
made for the commercial market but he insisted it was of military origin.
We dickered a bit and he let it go for $15. Here's what I'm talking about.
Thank you in advance for your info. Rich

[rbminis]

I believe the serrations have been added at a later date, not original to the knife.
Ralph.

[MAP]

Ka-Bar and Camillus are brands. So technically it is not a Ka-Bar.

I'm no knife guy and these can get complicated for the non-experts like me.

But this link might help. Same knife but with out the saw tooth (was that added? or Original? I don't know but they look crudely done). But the key is that the US Camillus stamp without "NY", dates these knives to post 1974.

Camillus Fighting Knife - EDGED WEAPONS - U.S. Militaria Forum

That's all I can help with.... provided by the power of the internet

Edit: Ralph beat me to it. Takes me too long to write and proof read...

[Walkwolf]

Indeed, those serrations are not factory, and I'm guessing that
the blade has been polished, removing the black coating.

I believe Michael is correct about the date. Probably available
at the PX, along with other hunting/military/utility types.
I've got a rather well used one that I bought from a
dealer who purchased it from a Canadian soldier,
and another commercial Camillus that is
'in the white', with slight differences in
crossguard and sheath........