My bad called “V44”” knives

[ivanjoaquin]

I have in my collection these USAF survival knives, these bad called “V44”, the Western, Collins “Grenhorn” and the Australian made variants are really hard to find

Opinions are welcome

Thanks

[Chopperman]

Nice selection of knives.
You are correct, the green horn gripped Collins is a hard one to find.
The Case XX is much more common.

They are big, heavy and really impractical but they are cool.

[Anderson]

Superb collection. The Australian version you refer to may be the New Zealand made survival knife for the RNZAF.

[kwijibo99]

You have some very nice examples there, that's a great collection.
Australian made versions of the "V-44" (Collins #18) were produced by a number of makers during the war including marked examples from Gregsteel, Marsden and Mars. Here is a post war Marsden example from my collection, the blade etching being more elaborate than the markings found on wartime produced knives. The handle is not original to the knife but the scabbard is. Note Aussie made scabbards can often be identified by the press stud being marked "CARR" for Carr Fasteners of Adelaide.
Cheers,
Greg.

[Chopperman]

my Case XX for comparison.